Restated and Consolidated Emergency Order of 2021

The record

Jurisdiction

City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania

Level

City

Authority

Philadelphia Code sections 6-205 and 6-206; Disease Prevention and Control Law of 1955; Board of Health regulations

Issued

2021-01-15 Jan. 15, 2021

Effective

2021-01-16

End

2021-02-28 11:59 p.m.; amended Feb. 12, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-062); superseded Mar. 1, 2021 (Ex. MET-PHL-013) (read as 2021-02-28)

In force

Jan. 16, 2021 to Feb. 28, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all businesses in the City
• restaurants (indoor dining at 25 percent from Jan. 16)
• the public

Functions reached

• OF telework mandate for every function performable remotely
• DR indoor dining 25 percent
• GATH
• FC PE density rules
• MASK regardless of vaccination (Section 9)
• WF

Collection

Philadelphia MET-PHL

Operative words

Section 3. Permissible Gatherings and Events. A. Indoor gatherings or events. Except as otherwise provided in this Order, indoor gatherings or events involving persons from more than one household in a residence or other private indoor location... are prohibited.... Section 4. Remote Work Requirements and In Person Operations. A. All business operations must be conducted remotely, through the individual teleworking of employees unless: 1. the operations involve the direct and in-person provision of services (such as medical services) or on-site provision of services (such as construction); 2. the City has specifically authorized the type of business activities to be conducted in person by order or regulation; or 3. on-site business operations are impossible to conduct remotely. B. Where telework is impossible, or in-person work is otherwise authorized, employees may conduct in-person business operations only for that portion of work that is authorized to be conducted in person or that is impossible to be conducted by telework... Reduced efficiency experienced by conducting business operations offsite does not constitute impossibility. C. All indoor operations are subject to density limits provided in Section 5 of this Order.... E. This Order shall be effective on January 16, 2021, and shall expire on February 28, 2021 at 11:59 p.m., unless otherwise rescinded, superseded, or amended by further Order.

Enforcement

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