Guidance for Determining Whether a Business Enterprise is Subject to a Workforce Reduction Under Recent Executive Orders (ESD essential-business guidance)

The record

Jurisdiction

New York

Level

State

Authority

Executive Law 29-a; EO 202.6 (Mar. 18, 2020) directing ESD to issue essential-business guidance

Issued

2020-03-27 Mar. 27, 2020

Effective

2020-03-22 8:00 p.m. (with EO 202.8's 100 percent reduction) (read as 2020-03-22)

End

Applied region by region until each region's Phase One (May 15, 2020 upstate; June 8, 2020 New York City) and Phase Two (in-store retail) (read as 2020-05-15)

In force

Mar. 22, 2020 to May 15, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTelework mandate

Addressees

• all business enterprises in New York

Functions reached

• SF (closed to the public)
• CU (one-employee remote fulfillment only)
• ST
• OP (telework)
• WF
• CB

Collection

Retail Trade SEC-07

Operative words

Essential retail including: grocery stores including all food and beverage stores; pharmacies; convenience stores; farmer's markets; gas stations; restaurants/bars (but only for take-out/delivery); hardware, appliance, and building material stores; pet food; telecommunications to service existing customers and accounts... delivery for orders placed remotely via phone or online at non-essential retail establishments; provided, however, that only one employee is physically present at the business location to fulfill orders

Enforcement

Notes