Executive Order No. 202.6

The record

Jurisdiction

New York

Level

State

Authority

Executive Law 29-a

Issued

2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020

Effective

2020-03-20, 8 p.m. (read as 2020-03-20)

End

Superseded by EO 202.7 (75 percent, Mar. 21) and EO 202.8 (100 percent, Mar. 22); the essential-business framework continued through the NY Forward phases and the cluster zones until the rescission of June 25, 2021 (read as 2021-06-25)

In force

Mar. 20, 2020 to June 25, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTelework mandateWorkplace rules

Addressees

• all businesses and not-for-profit entities in the State
• Empire State Development Corporation

Functions reached

• OF office and administration (telework mandate)
• WF workforce
• PF production floor
• SF sales floor
• CB customer base
• SC suppliers

Collection

New York NY

Operative words

Effective on March 20 at 8 p.m.: All businesses and not-for-profit entities in the state shall utilize, to the maximum extent possible, any telecommuting or work from home procedures that they can safely utilize. Each employer shall reduce the in-person workforce at any work locations by 50% no later than March 20 at 8 p.m. Any essential business or entity providing essential services or functions shall not be subject to the in-person restrictions.... Any other business may be deemed essential after requesting an opinion from the Empire State Development Corporation... No later than 5 p.m. on March 19, 2020, Empire State Development Corporation shall issue guidance as to which businesses are determined to be essential.

Enforcement

Notes