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Ex. MD-096 Order Primary source read

Order of the Governor (Mar. 12, 2020), For the Implementation of Elevated Level II of Pandemic Flu and Other Infectious Diseases Attendance and Leave Policy for Executive Branch State Employees

For the Implementation of Elevated Level II of Pandemic Flu and Other Infectious Diseases Attendance and Leave Policy for Executive Branch State Employees

Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. · Maryland (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Maryland
Level
State
Authority
Md. Code, Pub. Safety Title 14; State Personnel and Pensions Article
Issued
2020-03-12 Mar. 12, 2020
Effective
2020-03-12
End
Rescinded 12:01 a.m. July 1, 2021 (MD-031 I.b; 'Addressed by legislation effective 7/1/21', MD-073) (read as 2021-07-01)
In force
Mar. 12, 2020 to July 1, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Telework mandateWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • Executive Branch State employees and agencies
Functions reached
  • OF State agency offices (telework)
  • CT public offices and permit counters
  • CS client meetings with State agencies
Collection
Maryland MD

Operative words

WHEREAS, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised employers, such as the State of Maryland, to prepare for increased employee absence and alternative working arrangements (such as teleworking) in response to an outbreak of COVID-19;... WHEREAS, To reduce the threat to human health caused by transmission of the COVID-19 in Maryland, and to protect and save lives, it is necessary and reasonable to implement Elevated Level II of the Pandemic Flu and Other Infectious Diseases Attendance and Leave Policy for certain Executive Branch employees of the State of Maryland; [ordering implementation of Elevated Level II: non-essential State employees to telework]

Enforcement

Order under Title 14; State personnel policy

Notes

The State's telework order for its own workforce, in force through June 30, 2021; the Governor's Nov. 10, 2020 announcement returned all State agencies to mandatory telework except essential public-facing services (secondary)

Retrieval note

Scanned; page 1 read; ordering paragraph on page 2 to be quoted from the exhibit.

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