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Ex. DUT-IL-017 Standing duty Primary source read

Joint IDPH-DCEO release, 'State of Illinois Updates Safety Guidelines for Restaurants and Bar Establishments to Protect Patrons and Workers from COVID-19' (revised Phase 4 restaurant and bar guidelines effective August 26, 2020)

Revised DCEO Phase 4 guidelines requiring face coverings during every interaction between patrons and wait staff and food service workers, applied to all facilities with food service areas under the Restore Illinois guidance

Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity · Illinois (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Illinois
Level
State
Authority
Executive Order 2020-43 ¶ 6 ('Businesses must follow guidance provided or published by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity regarding safety measures during Phase IV'); Restore Illinois plan
Issued
2020-08-25 Aug. 25, 2020
Effective
2020-08-26
End
Superseded by the Tier 3 order of Nov. 20, 2020 (IL-031) and the Phase 4 and Bridge guidance of 2021; DCEO guidance ceased to be mandatory with the Phase 5 order of June 11, 2021 (IL-037) (read as 2020-11-20)
In force
Aug. 26, 2020 to Nov. 20, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition
Addressees
  • restaurants, bars and every facility with a food service area subject to the Restore Illinois guidance; their employees and patrons
Character
guidance incorporated
Collection
Standing duties: Illinois DUT-IL

Operative words

Face coverings must be worn over the nose and mouth when patrons are approached and served by staff, including but not limited to when employees take patrons orders, deliver food and beverages, and service tables.

Penalty

Enforcement of EO 2020-43 (20 ILCS 3305/7, 15, 18, 19); 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690.50 (face-covering duty of businesses) with 20 ILCS 2305/8.1

What it required

Under Phase 4, patrons were 'currently required to wear a mask whenever on premises, except while eating and drinking'; the revision required face coverings during every interaction with staff and made the requirement applicable to every facility with a food service area; the guidelines were binding on businesses by force of EO 2020-43 ¶ 6.

Retrieval note

Verbs recorded exactly: 'will be required,' 'must be worn,' 'are currently required.' The release also records that 'Phase 4 regulations remain in effect in ten out of the eleven regions' on Aug. 25, 2020 (Region 4 under resurgence mitigations, IL-022). The DCEO Phase 4 guideline documents for other sectors (offices, retail, manufacturing) are held in the library only for personal care (SEC-18-017, SEC-18-018).

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