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COVID-19-Related Orders and Legislation Governing Business Operations, Limiting Liability and Expanding Workers’ Compensation Coverage
At the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the vast majority of states across the country implemented “stay at home” orders requiring the closure of, or
severely restricting, nonessential business operations. States gradually relaxed these restrictions over the subsequent months and issued phased
“reopening” orders which outlined limitations and safety requirements for businesses to resume in-person operations. Most recently, several states have
paused reopening or even reimposed restrictions on businesses in response to surging infection numbers. In addition, many jurisdictions have enacted
legislation or issued orders shielding businesses from COVID-19-related tort liability or expanding workers’ compensation laws to allow for coverage of
COVID-19-related claims. Included in the chart below is a link to each state’s respective orders and guidance. Links to known local orders are included as
Alabama Public Health Guidance on COVID-19: https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/covid19/index.html
Eighth Supplemental State of Emergency Proclamation providing liability protections to businesses and health care providers: https://governor.alabama.gov/assets/2020/05/2020-05-08-8th-Supplemental-SOE-COVID-19.pdf
SB241 (establishing the presumption of compensability for emergency response and health care employees who contract COVID-19 during the public health disaster): http://www.akleg.gov/PDF/31/Bills/SB0241Z.PDF
Arizona Arizona Department of Health Services Emergency Measure 2020-02 (establishing process for phased reopening for paused industries): https://www.azdhs.gov/documents/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/novel-coronavirus/emergency-measure-2020.pdf
Arizona Department of Health Services Requirements & Guidance: https://azgovernor.gov/governor/reopening-guidance
Additional Guidance from Arizona Department of Health Services: https://www.azdhs.gov/p
None. State order preempts all inconsistent local orders, except that localities may adopt mask-wearing requirements.
to COVID-19): https://governor.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/executiveOrders/EO_20-33.pdf
Executive Order 20-22 (expanding definition of front-line workers for purposes of Workers’ Compensation coverage): https://governor.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/executiveOrders/EO_20-22._.pdf
Executive Order 20-19 (easing burden of proof under Workers’ Compensation law for first responders and front-line healthcare workers who contract COVID-19 on the job): https://governor.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/executiveOrders/EO_20-19._.pdf
California July 13 Public Health Officer Order Closing Bars, Breweries, Pubs, and Indoor Operations in Restaurants, Wineries, Movie Theaters, additional closures for counties on monitoring list: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/SHO%20Order%20Dimming%20Entire%20State%207-13-2020.pdf
July 1 Public Health Order Closing Additional Sectors for counties on the County Monitoring List: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Guidance-on-Closure-of-Sectors-in-Response-to-COVID-19.aspx
July 29 Public Health Order Closing Bars in counties on County Monitoring List: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Bar-Closure-Guidance.aspx
Stage 2 Industry Guidance: https://covid19.ca.gov/industry-guidance/
County Variance Info: https://covid19.ca.gov/roadmap-counties/
Stay at Home Order Guidance: https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/
Employer Playbook for a Safe Reopening: https://files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/employer-playbook-for-safe-reopening--en.pdf
Guidance on July 13 Closure of Sectors in Response to COVID-19: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/P
Executive Order N-62-20 (creating a rebuttable presumption that employees who worked outside of the home between March 19 and July 5 who test positive for COVID-19 contracted the disease at work for the purposes of the Workers’ Compensation benefit): https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5.6.20-EO-N-62-20-text.pdf
May 7 Public Health Order providing for gradual movement into Stage 2 of reopening: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/SHO%20Order%205-7-2020.pdf
Executive Order N-60-20 (allowing gradual reopening per May 7 Public Health Officer Order): https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5.4.20-EO-N-60-20.pdf
Executive Order N-33-20 (Stay at Home Order): https://covid19.ca.gov/img/Executive-Order-N-33-20.pdf
Executive Order D 2020 144 (extending Safer at Home order to August 22; prohibiting on-premises beverage sales to consumers after 10:00 pm): https://www.colorado.gov/governor/sites/default/files/inline-files/D%202020%20144%20Amending%20Safer%20at%20Home%20in%20the%20Vast%2C%20Great%20Outdoors.pdf
Executive Order 2020-138 (Ordering Individuals in Colorado to Wear Non-Medical Face Coverings): https://drive.google.com/file/d/13S9bLuKZbMVmHPucQnekVyOY2k6gYRa9/view
Executive Order D 2020- 127 (Protect Our Neighbors) (next phase of reopening): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WQi5_Cgcjqe8W1nJsOqoHoshtAXMjRV1/view
Executive Order D 2020-091 (Safer at Home and in the Vast
Public health guidance and resources for COVID-19: https://covid19.colorado.gov/guidance-resources
Best Practices for All Businesses: https://covid19.colorado.gov/safer-at-home/safer-at-home-best-practices-for-all-businesses-essential-and-non-essential
Safer at Home Guidance by Sector: https://covid19.colorado.gov/guidance-by-sector
Keep Employees and Customers Safe: https://covid19.colorado.
City and County of Denver: https://www.denvergov.org/content/denvergov/en/covid-19/recovery-guidance/guidance-for-businesses.html
Great Outdoors): https://www.colorado.gov/governor/sites/default/files/inline-files/D%202020%20091%20Safer%20at%20Home%20and%20in%20the%20Vast%2C%20Great%20Outdoors.pdf
Ninth Amended Safer at Home and in the Vast Great Outdoors Public Health Order: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nue6DdpQ1fpO8VUtt_lhQVwjVwwN4aN_/view
Protect Our Neighbors Public Health Order 20-32: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11F0Gd7DfVONN4p4yNa5h6_00xJB34SZm/view
gov/keep-employees-customers-safe
Connecticut
Executive Order No. 7ZZ (Phase 2 Reopening): https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office-of-the-Governor/Executive-Orders/Lamont-Executive-Orders/Executive-Order-No-7ZZ.pdf
Executive Order No. 7TT (Further Reopening Orders):
Roadmap for Reopening Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/Reopen-CT
Executive Order No. 7JJJ (creating a rebuttable presumption of eligibility for WC benefits for employees of essential businesses who missed a day or more of work between March 10 and May 20 due to COVID-19): https://portal.ct.gov/-
Executive Order No, 7PP (Phase 1 Reopening): https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office-of-the-Governor/Executive-Orders/Lamont-Executive-Orders/Executive-Order-No-7PP.pdf?la=en
Executive Order No. 7H (Stay Safe, Stay Home): https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office-of-the-Governor/Executive-Orders/Lamont-Executive-Orders/Executive-Order-No-7H.pdf?la=en
Order reopening beaches: https://governor.delaware.gov/health-soe/seventeenth-state-of-emergency/
Face Covering Order: https://governor.delaware.gov/health-soe/thirteenth-state-of-emergency/
ares-recovery-phase-2-guidance/
General Guidance for Phase 1: https://governor.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2020/06/Delaware-Economic-Reopening-PHASE-1_Revised-6.6.20.pdf
Industry-Specific Guidance for Phase 1: https://business.delaware.gov/coronavirus/delawares-recovery-phase-1-guidance/
Testing Guidance for Businesses and Employers: https://coronavirus.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/177/2020/05/Business-Testing-Guidance-5.26.20.pdf
COVID-19 Information for Delaware Small Businesses: https://business.delaware.gov/coronavirus/
D.C. Phase Two Order: https://coronavirus.dc.gov/phasetwo
Phase One Order: https://coronavirus.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/coronavirus/page_content/attachments/MO2020-067.pdf
Mask Order: https://coronavirus.dc.gov/maskorder
ReOpen DC Advisory Group Recommendations to Mayor: https://coronavirus.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/coronavirus/page_content/attachments/%23ReOpen%20DC%20Advisory%20Group%20Recommendations%20to%20Mayor%20Bowser.pdf
Phase 1 Health Guidance: https://coronavirus.dc.gov/phaseone
Before you Reopen Guidance: https://coronavirus.dc.gov/page/reopen-dc-guidance
Florida
Executive Order 2020-193 (Amending Executive Order 20-179): https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-193.pdf; Executive Order 2020-192 (Amending Executive Orders 20-68, 20-139, 20-166, 20-179): https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-192.pdf; Education Commissioner Emergency Order to fully reopen schools in the fall: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6981954-Florida-Department-of-Education-executive-order.html
Florida Department of Health’s Emergency Orders: https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/news/
CFO Patronis Directs Florida to Provide Workers’ Comp Coverage for Public Servants on the Front Line of COVID-19: https://www.myfloridacfo.com/sitePages/newsroom/pressRelease.aspx?id=5515
Note: Executive Order No. 20-112 purports to set a baseline for local governments with respect to restrictions but localities are allowed to enact stricter provisions.
Dep’t of Business and Professional Regulation Emergency Order 2020-09 (prohibiting on-premises consumption of alcohol, effectively closing bars): http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/os/documents/EO_2020-09.pdf.
EDOH 7/20 Public Health Advisory: https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DOH-Public-Health-Advisory-for-COVID19-7-20-2020.pdf
Executive Order Number 2020-139 (Phase 2: Safe Smart Step-by-Step Plan for Florida’s Recovery): https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-139.pdf
Executive Order Number 2020-131 (Expanding Full Phase 1: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida’s Recovery): https://www.flgov.com/wp-
(Second Amendment to Emergency Order No. 2020-30).
Executive Order Number 2020-123 (Full Phase 1 – Safe Smart Step-by-Step Plan for Florida’s Recovery): https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-123.pdf
Executive Order Number 2020-122 (Broward and Miami-Dade Counties to Phase 1: Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step. Plan for Florida’s Recovery): https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-122.pdf
Executive Order Number 2020-120 (Expanding Phase 1: Safe Smart Step-by-Step Plan for Florida’s Recovery): https://www.flgov.com/wp-content/uploads/orders/2020/EO_20-120.pdf
Executive Order Number 20-112: https://www.flgov.com/wp-
City of Cocoa Beach: https://www.cityofcocoabeach.com/DocumentCenter/View/5536/Executive-Order-1---State-of-Emergency-Covid-19 https://www.cityofcocoabeach.com/DocumentCenter/View/5544/Executive-Order-4---Requiring-Use-of-Face-Covering
Leon County: https://leoncountyfl.gov/documents/LC-Community-Objectives-d02.pdf?ver=2 (reopening plan); mandating face coverings in businesses: https://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/Portals/0/CMR/Docs/ORD20-15%20-%20Signed.pdf?ver=2020-06-24-175623-547.
Martin County: https://www.martin.fl.us/resources/martin-county-emergency-order-20-11; https://www.martin.fl.us/resources/emergency-ordinance-no._136_face_coverings; https://www.martin.fl.us/resources/emergency-order-20-15-face-coverings
Miami Beach: https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Phase-2-Reopening-Order-7-1-2020-REG-final.pdf; https://www.miamidade.gov/information/library/06.28.20-emergency-order-23-20-amendment-4.pdf (limiting sale of on-site alcoholic beverages; effective indefinitely); https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Phase-2-Reopening-Order-and-Emergency-Measures-Effective-July-25-2020.pdf
Miami-Dade County https://www.miamidade.gov/information/library/07.07.20-amendment-2-to-26-20.pdf; https://www.miamidade.gov/information/library/coronavirus-emergency-order-20-20-amendment-1.pdf; http://www.miamidade.gov/global/initiatives/coronavirus/emergency-
Monroe County: http://www.monroecountyem.com/DocumentCenter/View/24358/ED-20-10-Mandatory-Facial-Coverings-Directive; https://www.monroecounty-fl.gov/1169/COVID-19-
Georgia Executive Order 07.31.20.02 (Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19): https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2020-executive-order/07312002/download
Department of Public Health 8th Amended Administrative Order for Public Health Control Measures: file:///C:/Users/agear/Downloads/8_amended_administrative
Guidelines for Businesses: https://www.georgia.org/covid19bizguide
Georgia Facilities Work Group Re-Opening Guide: https://www.georgia.org/sites/default/files/2020-06/georgia_facilities_working_group_re-opening_guide.pdf
COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (SB359): https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SB359/2019 (shields businesses, health care providers, and other entities from liability related to COVID-19 infections or transmissions, except in cases where the entity is found to have committed “gross negligence, willful and
Note: Executive Order 07.15.20.01 specifically supersedes any county or municipal government orders, rules, or regulations that are more or less restrictive than any orders, rules, or regulations promulgated by the Governor, including the face mask orders implemented by Atlanta and other localities. Gov. Kep has recently sued to end cities; defiance on state face mask rules:
County-by-County Plans for Returning to School: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/county-by-county-plans-returning-school-this-fall/QJAYLUB4TFBPBCJCIMVZXUQGFY/
City of Atlanta – Reopening Phases Recommended Guidelines: https://www.atlantaga.gov/home/showdocument?id=47275 (placing Atlanta back under Phase 1 guidelines despite Governor’s objections to legality); https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2020-07-13/statement-atlanta-reverting-phase-one; https://www.atlantaga.gov/home/showdocument?id=46407; https://www.atlantaga.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=47225
Gov. Ige delaying plan to reopen tourism until Sept. 1: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2020/07/13/governor-says-he-plans-extend-day-quarantine-all-trans-pacific-travelers-through-august/
Ninth Supplementary Proclamation:
COVID-19 Hawaii State Department of Health Guidance for All: https://hawaiicovid19.com/guidance-for-everyone/
COVID-19 Employer Workers’ Compensation FAQs: https://labor.hawaii.gov/covid-19-employer-workers-compensation-faqs/ (indicating that COVID-19 is a recognized work related injury under certain circumstances).
Honolulu: EO 2020-23 Act with Care – Do not Gather: http://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/may/may_docs/EO_2020-23.pdf; Fifth Supplemental Emergency Proclamation: http://www.honolulu.gov/rep/site/may/may_docs/5th_Sup_Proc_08.06.2020.pdf
Maui: https://www.mauicounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/122989/Public-Health-Emergency-Rules-Amended-August-5-2020; https://www.mauicounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/121905/Governors-Guidance-on-Designated-Businesses-and-Operations; https://www.mauicounty.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=10160 (reopening additional businesses June 15).
Idaho Gov. Little extending Stage 4 through August 21 but encouraging schools to open: https://www.idahostatejournal.com/coronavirus/little-says-idaho-will-remain-in-stage-4-but-presses-for-schools-to-reopen/article_625c5d45-03aa-5f8b-adeb-0acf1a36dc80.html
Gov. Little Extending Stage 4 until July 24 and transitioning to a regional approach: https://gov.idaho.gov/pressrelease/idaho-extends-stage-4-as-
Idaho Rebounds: Our Path to Prosperity Info Page: https://rebound.idaho.gov/stages-of-reopening/
Business specific protocols for reopening: https://rebound.idaho.gov/business-specific-protocols-for-opening/
HB 529 (enacted as Chapter 3, Title 5-345): https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/h0529/(provides civil immunity for architects, engineers, and contractors for losses related to work provided at the request or approval of a national, state, or local public official in response to a declared national, state, or local emergency, a disaster, or a catastrophic event)
Stages by County are listed here: https://rebound.idaho.gov/stages-of-reopening/
Ada County: https://www.cdhd.idaho.gov/pdfs/cd/Coronavirus/Order/CDH%20Ada%20County%20Quarantine%20and%20Restriction%20Order%206%2022%2020.pdf (moving county back to Stage 3); https://cdh.idaho.gov/pdfs/cd/Coronavirus/Order/8-11-20/CDH%20Quarantine%20and%20Restriction%20Order%20Ada%20County%2008-11-20.pdf
Illinois Executive Order 2020-47 (allowing schools to reopen for 20-21 school year): https://www2.illinois.gov/Pages/Executive-Orders/ExecutiveOrder2020-47.aspx
Guidelines for Youth and Adult Recreational Sports (7/29): https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/sfc/servlet.shepherd/document/download/069t000000CyCndAAF?o
COVID-19 Immunity Act (SB 3989) is in committee: https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/SB3989/2019(Provides that any individual, business, or unit of local government shall
Phase 4 Business Guidelines: https://dceocovid19resources.com/restore-illinois/restore-illinois-phase-4/
Illinois Department of Public Health Guidances Relating to COVID-19 Outbreak: https://www.dph.illinois.gov/covid19/community-guidance
not be liable for any civil damages for any acts or omissions that result in the transmission of COVID-19, other than damages occasioned by willful and wanton misconduct by the individual, business, or unit of local government).
HB2455: https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=109&GA=101&DocTypeId=HB&DocNum=2455&GAID=15&LegID=118463&SpecSess=1&Session=0 (The bill creates a rebuttable presumption of compensable injury or occupational disease for first responders or front-line workers who are diagnosed with COVID-19. The law went into effect on June 5, 2020 and applies to all cases tried after the effective date of the law
and in which the diagnosis of COVID-19 was made on or after March 9, 2020 or before December 31, 2020.)
Indiana Executive Order 20-39: Back on Track Indiana: Second Continuation of Stage 4.5: https://www.in.gov/gov/files/Executive%20Order%2020-39%20(2nd%20Extension%20Stage%204.5).pdf (through 8/27)
Executive Order 20-38 (Fifth Renewal of the Public Health Emergency Declaration for the COVID-19 Outbreak): https://www.in.gov/gov/files/Executive%20Order%2020-38%20(5th%20Extension%20of%20the%20Public%20Health%20Emergency).pdf
Executive Order 20-37 (Face Covering Requirement): https://www.in.gov/gov/files/Executive%20Order%2020-37%20Face%20Covering%20
Back on Track Informational Page: https://backontrack.in.gov/
5 Stages to get Indiana Back on Track: https://backontrack.in.gov/2348.htm
Industry Guidelines: https://backontrack.in.gov/industryguidelines.htm
Indiana State Department of Health Public Resources: https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/2400.htm
Indiana State Department of Health Professional Resources:
Executive Order 20-36 (Continuation of Stage 4.5): https://www.in.gov/gov/files/Executive%20Order%2020-36%20(Continuation%20Stage%204.5).pdf (recently extended stage through 8/27: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/indiana-governor-announces-state-will-stay-in-phase-4-5-through-aug-27/2313509/)
Executive Order 20-35 (Back on Track Indiana: Stage 4.5): https://www.in.gov/gov/files/Executive%20Order%2020-35%20Back%20on%20Track%20Indiana%20Stage%204_5.pdf (through July 31 Elkhart County transitioning to Stage 4.5 on July 17).
Executive Order 20-32 (Back on Track Indiana – Stage Four): https://www.in.gov/gov/files/Executive%20Order%2020-
32%20(Stage%204).pdf (effective June 12 – July 3).
-Officer-Order-for-August-12th-2020
Iowa No Stay At Home Order.
Proclamations of Disaster Emergency:
https://governor.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Public%20Health%20Disaster%20Proclamation%20-%202020.04.02.pdf (through State of Emergency)
https://governor.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Public%20Health%20Proclamation%20-%202020.04.10%20%282%29.pdf (through State of Emergency)
https://governor.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Public%20Health%20Proclamation%20-%202020.04.24.pdf (loosening restrictions on
Iowa Department of Inspections & Appeals: https://dia.iowa.gov/about/novel-coronavirus-covid-19
Iowa Department of Public Health COVID-19 Reopening Guidance: https://idph.iowa.gov/Emerging-Health-Issues/Novel-Coronavirus/Guidance
State of Iowa Agency Guidance: https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/pages/guidance
SF 2338 – COVID-19 Response and Back-to-Business Limited Liability Act: https://legiscan.com/IA/bill/SF2338/2019 (effective 7/1/20, retroactive to 1/1/20, heightens actual injury requirements for plaintiffs, creates safe harbor defense for businesses or individuals acting in substantial compliance or consistent with federal or state regulations, executive orders, or public health guidance related to COVID-19 at the applicable time, provides protection for property owners, landlords, and other businesses in possession of real
None. The governor and Attorney General’s office have taken the position that cities and counties do not have the authority to issue local stay at home or mask orders: https://www.scribd.com/document/453417360/Legal-Memo-From-the-Attorney-General#from_embed; https://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/iowa-governor-says-cities-counties-cant-require-masks-highlights-concerning-covid-19-increase#stream/0
hospitals and farmers markets through State of Emergency).
Proclamation of Disaster Emergency 7/24: https://governor.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Public%20Health%20Proclamation%20-%202020.07.24%20%282%29.pdf (effective through August 23)
property, and limits liability for those involved in production of PPE)
Kansas Executive Order No. 20-59: https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/EO-20-59-Signed.pdf (mandating masks and other mitigation procedures in schools indefinitely).
Executive Order No. 20-52: https://governor.kansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200702093130003.pdf (mandatory mask order effective through State of Disaster Emergency).
Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas: https://covid.ks.gov/ad-astra-a-plan-to-reopen-kansas/
Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment Businesses & Employers Guidance: https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/248/Business-Employers
HB 2016 – COVID-19 Response and Reopening for Business Liability Protection Act: http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2020s/b2020s/measures/documents/hb2016_enrolled.pdf (under the act many Kansas businesses are “immune from liability in a civil action for a COVID-19 claim if such person was acting pursuant to and in substantial compliance with public health directives applicable to the activity giving rise to
Note: Governor Kelly announced that she is ending the formal Ad Astra approach to reopening the state and the ultimate powers now lie with county/local officials.
County Reopening Plans Database: https://kdem.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/24011ba92bdf400d975228148aea547b
Butler County: https://www.bucoks.com/DocumentCenter/View/7927/BU-CO-Repeal-of-Mandatory-Masking-07-02-2020 (voted to repeal
Gov. Kelly Recommends Communities Continue in Phase 3 of “Ad Astra” Plan: https://www.wibw.com/2020/07/11/gov-kelly-recommends-kansas-continue-phase-3-of-ad-astra-plan/
Governor Kelly announced that she is ending her phased approach to reopening Kansas’s economy, instead leaving the Ad Astra plan as guidelines and leaving the power in county/local officials’ hands: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article243005621.html
the cause of action when the cause of action accrued.”)
statewide mask mandate as applied to county).
Douglas County: https://ldchealth.org/DocumentCenter/View/2983/Emergency-Order-of-Local-Health-Officer---June-3; https://ldchealth.org/DocumentCenter/View/3011/MarcellinoOrderRegardingMasks062920_updated
Johnson County (Plan to Reopen): https://jcprd.com/1470/Reopening-JCPRD; https://www.jocogov.org/sites/default/files/documents/CMO/johnson-county-guidance-plan.pdf
Osage County: http://osageco.org/main/images/pdfs/COVID/phase-4-order.pdf (moving to Phase 4 indefinitely); http://osageco.org/main/images/pdfs/COVID/Resolution-2020-5.pdf (purporting to exempt county from Governor’s face mask order).
July 28, 2020 Order (amending June 29 order re: food and beverage): https://govsite-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/5l7HAtkSS4CqDxLfz7WIV_7-28-2020%20CHFS%20Order.pdf
Mass Gathering Order: https://govsite-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/bt6cmUgEQ16Z4V3MbgXF_CHFS%207.20.20%20Order%20on%20Mass%20Gatherings.pdf
Universal Face Covering Order: https://govsite-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/A59NLcxVTFG7ioyvncMY_20200709_Executive-Order_State-of-Emergency.pdf
June 29, 2020 Order (swimming facilities, venue/event spaces, all youth sports, food and beverage):
guidance and orders, minimum requirements for all businesses and testing plan guidance): https://govstatus.egov.com/ky-healthy-at-work
Healthy at Work FAQs: https://govstatus.egov.com/ky-healthy-at-work-faq
Guidance on Executive Order 2020-277: https://labor.ky.gov/Documents/COVID-19%20Executive%20Order%202020-277.pdf
SB 150 (providing defense to ordinary negligence and products liability suits for certain businesses making or providing PPE): https://legiscan.com/KY/text/SB150/2020
June 15, 2020 Order (childcare/day camps, low-touch sports): https://govsite-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/FkOBWm1YRTGeKK0t1JUO_June%2015%202020%20Amended%20CHFS%20Order.pdf
June 8, 2020 Order (educational and cultural activities; horse shows; in-home childcare): https://govsite-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/NN7mnfyQoeV2z9T7VjCQ_June%20-8-2020%20CHFS%20Order%20-%20June%208,%202020%20Reopening-1-.pdf
June 3, 2020 Order (auctions, auto/dirt track racing, aquatic centers, bowling alleys, fitness centers, fishing tournaments, and movie theaters): https://govsite-
May 22, 2020 Order (restaurants, cosmetology, hair salons, barbershops, massage, nail and tanning salons, tattoo parlors): https://govsite-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/ls8rqtSMTBWGOKV8vA6p_May%2025%20CHFS%20Order.pdf
May 20, 2020 Order (funeral services, mass gatherings): https://govsite-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/JaKQUHFgSW2uSmaJdLRf_May%2020%20Executive%20Order%20and%20CHFS%20Order.pdf
Executive Order 2020-323 (reopening certain non-life-sustaining businesses subject to minimum requirements and industry criteria): https://govsite-
Healthy at Home, Executive Order 2020-257: https://governor.ky.gov/attachments/20200325_Executive-Order_2020-257_Healthy-at-Home.pdf
Louisiana Proclamation Number 101 JBE 2020. COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Renewal of Phase 2 of Resilient Louisiana: https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/Proclamations/2020/101-JBE-2020-covid-19-Public-Health-Emergency-Renewal-of-Phase-2.pdf
Individual Business Registration and Guidance: https://opensafely.la.gov/
Act No. 336 (Limits liability during COVID-19): http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182532
Act No. 303 (Limits liability of persons who provide relief or recovery equipment or services during a declared state emergency):
New Orleans: https://nola.gov/mayor/executive-orders/emergency-declarations/20200514-mayoral-proclamation-to-further-promulgate-emergency-orders-due-to-covid19/?;Guidance on Safe Reopening Protocol: https://ready.nola.gov/incident/coronavirus/safe-reopening/#phase
East Baton Rouge: https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A9180031b-3755-
Act No. 305 (Limits liability for restaurants that provide food-to-go during the COVID-19 public health emergency): https://legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1182332
Act No. 9 (Limits liability for public and private school districts and postsecondary institutions during a declared state of emergency or a public health emergency): https://legiscan.com/LA/text/HB59/2020/X1
4b75-ae32-8e27bd7b889d#pageNum=3
Maine An Order Regarding Outdoor Gatherings and Face Covering for Children, Executive Order 6 FY 20/21: https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/sites/maine.gov.governor.mills/files/inline-
An Order Strengthening the Use of Face Coverings, Executive Order 2 FY 20/21: https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/sites/maine.gov.governor.mills/files/inline-files/An%20Order%20Strengthening%20the%20Use%20of%20Face%20Coverings.pdf
An Order to Further Implement the Restarting Plan, Executive Order 55 FY 19/20: https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/sites/maine.gov.governor.mills/files/inline-files/An%20Order%20to%20Further%20Implement%20the%20Restarting%20Plan.pdf
An Order to Stay Safer at Home, Executive Order 49 FY 19/20: https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/sites/maine.gov.governor.mills/files/inline-files/An%20Order%20to%20St
ecd/covid-19-prevention-checklists
Essential Business Definitions: https://www.maine.gov/decd/sites/maine.gov.decd/files/inline-files/Essential-Business-Operations-Definitions-4-3.pdf
Executive Order 28 FY 19/20 (Stay at Home Order): https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/sites/maine.gov.governor.mills/files/inline-files/CORRECTED_An%20Order%20Regarding%20Further%20Restrictions%20on%20Public%20Contact%20and%20Movement%2C%20Schools%2C%20Vehicle%20Travel%20and%20Retail%20Business%20Operations.pdf
Executive Order 28-A-2 FY 19/20 (superseding Section IV.C of Executive Order 28 FY 19/20): https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/sites/maine.gov.governor.mills/files/inline-files/EO-28-A-2.pdf
Maryland Executive Order 20-08-03-01, Amending and Restating the Order of July 29, 2020, Allowing Reopening of Certain
Maryland Strong-Roadmap to Recovery:
None. For an overview of the reopening status in all of Maryland’s counties, visit:
Businesses and Facilities, Subject to Local Regulations, and Generally Requiring Use of Face Coverings: https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-08-03-11-08.pdf
Executive Order 20-04-15-01, Requiring Use of Face Coverings Under Certain Circumstances and Requiring Implementation of Certain Physical Distancing Measures, https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Masks-and-Physical-Distancing-4.15.20.pdf
https://governor.maryland.gov/recovery/
Businesses That May Reopen: https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/OLC-Interpretive-Guidance-COVID19-14.pdf
Guidance for Staff Access to Non-Essential Businesses: https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/OLC-Interpretive-Guidance-COVID19-06.pdf
Automated Car Washes: https://governor.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/OLC-Interpretive-Guidance-COVID19-13.pdf
Reopening Guidance and Best Practices:
https://governor.maryland.gov/recovery/.
Counties with separate orders:
Anne Arundel: https://www.aacounty.org/departments/county-executive/executive-orders/steuart-pittman/SP-27.pdf; https://www.aacounty.org/departments/county-executive/executive-orders/steuart-pittman/SP-25.pdf ; Face Covering Order: https://aahealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/PublicSafetyOrderFaceCoveringsOutdoors.pdf.
COVID-19 Order No. 46, Third Revised Order Regulating Gatherings: https://www.mass.gov/doc/revised-gatherings-order-august-7-2020/download
COVID-19 Order No. 43, Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase III Enterprises, https://www.mass.gov/doc/phase-3-order-july-2-2020/download
COVID-19 Order No. 40, Order Further Advancing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises: https://www.mass.gov/doc/reopening-phase-2-step-2-order/download
COVID-19 Order No. 37, Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II Enterprises:
Guidance (including mandatory safety standards and sector-specific protocols): https://www.mass.gov/info-details/reopening-massachusetts
Bill S.2640 (Limits liability protections for the acts or omissions of defined health care professionals, health care facilities and volunteer organizations, occurring during the period of the COVID-19 emergency): https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2640
COVID-19 Order No. 33 (Phase I): https://www.mass.gov/doc/may-18-2020-re-opening-massachusetts-order/download
Michigan Executive Order No. 2020-168, Temporary Safety Measures for Food-Selling Establishments and Pharmacies: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MIEOG/2020/08/10/file_attachments/1515488/EO%202020-168%20Emerg%20order%20-%20Food-sellers%20-%20re-issue.pdf
Executive Order No. 2020-162, Amendment to Order No. 2020-160: https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-
FAQs on Executive Order 2020-160: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98178_98455-535202--,00.html
FAQs on Executive Order 2020-153: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98178_98455-534404--,00.html
Executive Order No. 2020-128, Clarifying WDCA Eligibility for Workplace Exposure to COVID-19: https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499_90705-532413--,00.html
Executive Order No. 2020-161, Safeguards to Protect Michigan’s Workers from COVID-19, https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MIEOG/2020/07/29/file_attachments/1506903/EO%202020-161%20Emerg%20order%20-%20Workplace%20safeguards.pdf
Executive Order No. 2020-160, Amended Safe Start Order: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MIEOG/2020/07/29/file_attachments/1506900/EO%202020-160%20Emerg%20order%20-%20MI%20Safe%20Start.pdf
Executive Order No. 2020-153, Masks: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MIEOG/2020/07/17/file_attachments/1498115/EO%202020-153%20Emerg%20order%20-
Executive Order 20-81 (Masks): https://mn.gov/governor/assets/EO%2020-81%20Final%20Filed_tcm1055-441323.pdf
Executive Order 20-74 (Phase III, Stay Safe MN): https://mn.gov/covid19/assets/EO%2020-74%20Final_tcm1148-434905.pdf
Guidance on Stay Safe Plan/Phase III (including industry-specific guidance): https://staysafe.mn.gov/
Guidance for Businesses, Safely Returning to Work (including COVID-19 Preparedness Plan templates): https://mn.gov/deed/newscenter/covid/safework/business/
Executive Order No, 1516 (amending Safe Return order provisions regarding face coverings): https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/executiveorders/ExecutiveOrders/1516.pdf
Executive Order No. 1515 (extending and amending Order No. 1509): https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/executiveorders/ExecutiveOrders/1515.pdf
Executive Order No. 1514 (extending Safe Return orders): https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/executiveorders/ExecutiveOrders/1514.pdf
Executive Order No. 1512 (amending Order No. 1509): https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/executiveorders/ExecutiveOrders/1512.pdf
SB3049 (Mississippi Back-to-Business Liability Assurance and Health Care Emergency Response Liability Protection Act): https://legiscan.com/MS/text/SB3049/2020
Biloxi: https://biloxi.ms.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/MayorEO08042020.pdf; Opening Biloxi Guidelines: https://biloxi.ms.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/OpeningUpBiloxi-Guidelines.pdf; Face Coverings Order: https://biloxi.ms.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Mayorexecorder07092020.pdf
Jackson: Fourth Amended Stay Safe Jackson Executive Order: https://storage.googleapis.com/proudcity/jacksonms/uploads/2020/08/fourth-amended-stay-safe-jackson.pdf; Third Amended Stay Safe Jackson Executive Order: https://storage.googleapis.com/proudcity/jacksonms/uploads/2020/08/Executive-Order-Bar-Closing-Aug-2020.pdf; Second Amended
Executive Order No. 1511 (amending Safe Return Order): https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/executiveorders/ExecutiveOrders/1511.pdf
Executive Order No. 1509 (amending and extending Order No. 1507): https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/executiveorders/ExecutiveOrders/1509.pdf
Executive Order No. 1508 (amending and extending Safe Return Order): https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/executiveorders/ExecutiveOrders/1508.pdf
Executive Order No. 1507 (amending Order No. 1505 as to Claiborne, Desoto, Grenada, Harrison, Hinds, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Quitman, Rankin, Sunflower, Washington, and Wayne counties): https://www.sos.ms.gov/conte
Stay Safe Jackson Executive Order: https://www.jacksonms.gov/documents/second-amended-stay-safe-jackson-executive-order/
Missouri Show Me Strong Recovery Order, expires May 31: https://governor.mo.gov/sites/gov/files/media/pdf/2020/04/Economic-Reopening-Phase-1.pdf
Congregate Living Reporting Order: https://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/communicable/novel-coronavirus/pdf/so-congregate-living-covid-reporting-order.pdf
Extended Stay at Home Order: https://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/communicable/novel-coronavirus/pdf/stay-at-home-order-extended.pdf
Stay at Home Order: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MOGOV/2020/04/03/file_attachments/1419322/Stay%20at%20Home%20Missouri%20Order.pdf
Social Distancing Order: https://governor.mo.gov/press-releases/archive/governor-
Show Me Strong Recovery Plan: Phase I Guidelines and FAQs: https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/MOGOV/2020/04/27/file_attachments/1437023/Show%20Me%20Strong%20Recovery%20-%20Phase%201%20Guidance.pdf; Frequently Asked Questions: https://showmestrong.mo.gov/faq/
Reopening Order FAQ: https://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/communicable/novel-coronavirus/pdf/economic-reopening61-15-qa.pdf
New Nature and Cause of Injury Codes for COVID-19 Pandemic: https://labor.mo.gov/sites/labor/files/edi-claims-announcement-new-nature-cause-codes-for-covid-19.pdf
Presumption of Occupational Disease for First Responders: https://labor.mo.gov/sites/labor/files/8_CSR_50-5.005_Emergency_Final.pdf
Montana Directive re. mandatory face coverings: https://covid19.mt.gov/Portals/223/Documents/Mask%20Directive%20FINAL.pdf?ver=2020-07-15-140109-633
Phased reopening began on April 27. Directive providing guidance for the phased reopening of Montana and establishing conditions for Phase One: https://covid19.mt.gov/Portals/223/Documents/04-22-20%20Directive%20and%20Appx%20-%20Reopening%20Phase%20One.pdf?ver=2020-04-22-124954-977
Phase Two of Reopening Plan, effective June 1: https://covid19.mt.gov/Portals/223/Documents/Phase%20Two%20Directive%20with%20Ap
Reopening the Big Sky Phased Approach: https://covid19.mt.gov/Portals/223/Documents/Reopening%20Montana%20Phased%20Approach.pdf?ver=2020-04-22-115707-770
Gallatin County – Reopening: https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/coronavirus/gallatin-county-to-lift-restrictions-follow-states-reopening-plan/article_8f1997ea-5591-5d68-b85d-5d0ba7832652.html
Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020: https://covid19.mt.gov/Portals/223/Documents/Stay%20at%20Home%20Directive.pdf?ver=2020-03-26-173332-177
Directive Implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing mandatory quarantine for certain travelers arriving in Montana from another state or country:
Nebraska Phased changes to Directed Health Measures, effective May 4: https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/gov-ricketts-announces-upcoming-changes-directed-
Effective April 9 – “21 Days to Stay Home and Stay Healthy:” https://www.dropbox.com/s/mkgl9ho03rjhnsc/2020%2021%20Days%20to%20Stay%20Home%20and%20Stay%20Healt
Proposed legislation for an interim study to be conducted to review the Workers’ Compensation Act in light of the pandemic: https://nebraskalegislat
Dakota, Hall, Hamilton, and Merrick Counties are in Phase I of Reopening, June 1 – June 30: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/DHHS-Friday-COVID-19-Update-%26-Guidance-Document-Updates.aspx
Phase Two changes to Directed Health Measures: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/COVID-19-Outline-of-Changes-to-Upcoming-DHMs-Phase-II.pdf
Phase Three Changes to Directed Health Measures, effective starting July 6: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/COVID-19-Outline-of-Changes-to-Upcoming-DHMs-Phase-III.pdf
Phase Four Changes to Directed Health Measures, effective July 24 for Loup Basin Public Health Department (Blaine, Custer, Garfield, Greeley, Howard, Loup, Sherman, Valley, and Wheeler counties): and August 1 for North Central District Health Department (Antelope, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Holt, Keya, Paha, Knox, Pierce, and Rock counties) and Southwest Nebraska Public Health
h%20.pdf?dl=0; “Six Rules to Keep Nebraska Healthy:” https://www.dropbox.com/s/lwfzshvv7vu9cbu/Stay%20Healthy%20Rules.pdf?dl=0
Plan to reopen as of May 4: https://fox42kptm.com/news/local/nebraska-governor-announces-reopening-plans-after-directed-health-measure
ure.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Intro/LR358.pdf
All other counties are in Phase II of Reopening, June 1 – June 30: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/DHM-SHHD-003.pdf
Department (Chase, Dundy, Frontier, Fumas, Hayes, Hitchcock, Keith, Perkins, and Red Willow counties): http://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/COVID-19-Outline-of-Changes-to-Upcoming-DHMs-Phase-IV.pdf
Current Directed Health Measure Order 2020-010: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/COVID-19-DHM-STATEWIDE.pdf
No Stay At Home Order.
State DHM covering counties: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Documents/COVID-19-DHM-STATEWIDE.pdf
Nevada Emergency Directive 028 re. school districts: https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020-07-28.Declaration-of-Emergency-Directive-028.pdf
Emergency Directive 027 rescinding portions of the
Road to Recovery: Moving to a New Normal: https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Road-to-Recovery.pdf
reopening orders due to the recent spike in cases: https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Emergency-Directive-027.pdf
Reopening Response Plan targeting business outreach: https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Re-Opening-Response-Plan-and-Press-Release-07-01-20.pdf
Executive Order 026 (re. Phase 2 reopening extension): https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Declaration-of-Emergency-Directive-026-re-Phase-2-Extension.6-29-20-1.pdf
Executive Order 024 (re. face coverings and reopenings): https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Directive-024-Face-Coverings.pdf
Executive Order 023 (permitting the reopening of outdoor fields and youth sports): https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Declaration-of-Emergency-Directive-023-re-Youth-Sports.6-10-20.pdf
Roadmap to Recovery: https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NEVADA-UNITED-ROADMAP-TO-RECOVERY.pdf
Phase 1 Reopening, expires May 30: https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Declaration-of-Emergency-Directive-018.Phase-1-Reopening.5-7-20-1.pdf
Emergency Order No. 65, providing civil penalties to entities that violate emergency orders: https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt336/files/documents/emergency-order-65.pdf
Stay at Home 2.0, Emergency Order No. 61, extending and modifying prior emergency orders: https://www.governor.nh.gov/si
Exhibit A for Emergency Order No. 52 – Universal Guidelines for Employers and Employees: https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt336/files/files/inline-documents/emergency-order-52-a.pdf
Guidance for different businesses in Stay at Home 2.0: https://www.governor.nh.
Furloughed Workforce During COVID-19 State of Emergency – Effect on Workers’ Compensation Insurance Premium: https://www.nh.gov/insurance/pc/workerscomp/documents/workers-comp-premium-covid-19-faq.pdf
Emergency Order No. 52, advising Granite Staters they are still safer at home: https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt336/files/files/inline-documents/emergency-order-52.pdf
Executive Order 2020-10, Extension of Stay at Home Order, expires June 15: https://www.governor.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt336/files/documents/2020-10.pdf
Emergency Order No. 17: https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/emergency-orders/documents/emergency-order-17-1.pdf; https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/emergency-orders/documents/emergency-order-17.pdf
gov/news-media/stay-at-home/
Reopening task force: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/coronavirus/gov-sununu-to-provide-update-on-coronavirus-response-in-nh/2111317/ ; considers four phase plan: https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-reopening-task-force-considers-four-phase-plan-for-restaurant-lodging-industries/32259975
Executive Order No. 171, extending Public Health Emergency: http://d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20200801/0a/06/fd/7b/82d9d590ad93dac4823327d9/EO-171.pdf
Executive Order No. 165, lifting 50% capacity limits on transit and private-carrier vehicles: https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-165.pdf
Executive Order No. 158, temporarily pausing reopening of restaurants: https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-158.pdf
Executive Order No. 157, reopening restaurants, indoor recreational facilities, and individualized instruction at gyms and fitness centers as of July 2: http://d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20200626/bd/e2/5a/21/e
Guiding principles of reopening, although no date has been set: http://d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20200427/db/2d/77/6c/2a8a498ff2edda855c3f456d/The_Road_Back_-_Restoring_Economic_Health_Through_Public_Health.pdf
Travel Advisory: Requiring all visitors to New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut from states with high outbreaks to self-quarantine for 14 days: https://covid19.nj.gov/faqs/announcements/all-announcements/governor-murphy-governor-cuomo-and-governor-lamont-announce-joint-incoming-travel-advisory-that-all-individuals-traveling-from-states-with-significant-community-spread-of-covid-19-quarantine-for-14-days; Updated Travel Advisory for New Jersey: https://covid19.nj.gov/faqs/nj-information/general-public/which-states-are-on-the-travel-advisory-list-are-there-travel-restrictions-to-or-from-new-jersey
Executive Order No. 153, reopening outdoor swimming pools as of June 22:
Executive Order No. 152, allowing indoor gatherings limited to 25% of the capacity of the room: https://www.nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-152.pdf
Executive Order No. 147, allowing certain outdoor recreational activities and businesses to open with social distancing: https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-147.pdf
Executive Order No. 107: https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/pdf/EO-107.pdf
Executive Order No. 108 (State Executive Order supersedes county orders):
Emergency Order 054, Amending Order Directing Individuals Traveling to New Mexico to Self-Quarantine: https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/spanish.EO_.054-Travel.pdf
Emergency Order 053, Renewing State of Public Health Emergency: https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/spanish.EO_.053.pdf
Public Health Order 7/30/20 – Amending Prior Orders: https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/07.30.20-PHO.pdf
Public Health Order clarifying that current guidance and health orders remain in effect: https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-
Guidance re. preparation phase for safe reopening: https://www.governor.state.nm.us/2020/04/30/state-extends-modified-stay-home-order/
Guidance re. modified Public Health Order, effective May 16: https://www.newmexico.gov/2020/05/13/state-to-further-modify-public-health-emergency-order/
Stay at Home FAQs: https://cv.nmhealth.org/stay-at-home-faqs/
Public Health Order modifying stay at home order and allowing safe reopening, expires June 30: https://cv.nmhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/[email protected]_.us_20200612_082914.pdf
Public Health Order: https://www.governor.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-DOH-Order-fv.pdf
Effective March 24 at 8 a.m.
Executive Order 2020-013 (directing those traveling through airports into NM to self-isolate):
New York Regulations for bars and restaurants to ensure compliance with social distancing and face covering: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-new-regulations-bars-and-restaurants-ensure-compliance-state-social
Travel Advisory requiring incoming visitors from states with large outbreaks to self-quarantine for 14 days: https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-travel-advisory
Phase Four – All regions of New York: https://forward.ny.gov/phase-four-industries
Executive Order No. 202.36 – Allowing Low-Risk, Outdoor Recreational Activities and Businesses to Open in Phase One Regions:
Executive Order No. 202.8, expires May 28 for regions not part of the Phase One Reopening: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-2028-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency
Effective March 22 at 8 p.m.
North Carolina
Executive Order No. 155 (extending phase 2 of the reopening plan, which permits most retail and restaurants to open at 50% capacity but requires face coverings): https://files.nc.gov/governor/documents/files/EO155-Extension-of-Phase-2.pdf
Executive Order No. 153 (restricting late-night sale of alcohol): https://files.nc.gov/governor/do
COVID-19 are immune from liability for good faith acts or omissions: https://files.nc.gov/governor/documents/files/EO130-Meeting-North-Carolinas-Health-and-Human-Services-Needs.pdf
North Dakota
No Stay At Home Order.
Executive Order 2020-22.1 (setting guidelines for reopening long-term care facilities to the public): https://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/executive-orders/Executive%20Order%202020-22.1.pdf
Executive Order 2020-06.7 (encouraging businesses to adopt universal industry specific standards): https://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/executive-orders/Executive%20Order%202020-06.7%20FINAL.pdf
Executive Order 2020-06.4 (protocols for businesses resuming or continuing operations): https://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/executive-orders/Executive%20Order%202020-06.4.pdf
Executive Order 2020-06.6 (restrictions on large gatherings): https://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/executive-orders/Executive%20Order%202020-06.6.pdf
Executive Order 2020-21.2 (requiring persons who test positive for COVID-19 to self-isolate): https://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/executive-orders/Executive%20Order%202020-21.2.pdf
Executive Order 2020-36-1 (extending renewal deadline for drivers’ license by one
Ohio Amended Director’s Order (setting guidelines for business closures and reopening): https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/revised-business-guidance-sd.pdf
Public Health Order requiring face coverings: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/Directors-Order-Facial-Coverings-throughout-State-Ohio.pdf
Public Health Order (extending face covering requirement in child education settings): https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/DO-K-12-facial-coverings.pdf
Public Health Order extending closure of nursing homes to the public:
General guidance: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/resources/general-resources/resources
Public Health Order limiting exhibitions: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/Amended-Order-Limiting-County-Fairs.pdf
Public Health Order setting guidelines for contact sports: https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/Corrected-Third-Orderd-Amended-Order-Contact-Sport.pdf
Oklahoma
Amended Executive Order 2020-20 restricting business openings: https://www.sos.ok.gov/documents/executive/1953.pdf
Oklahoma is currently in Phase III of Open Up and Recover Safely Plan: https://www.governor.ok.gov/articles/press_releases/oklahom
List of counties approved for reopening by phase: https://govstatus.egov.com/reopening-oregon#countyStatuses
Executive Order 20-12 (stay at home order): https://govsite-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/jkAULYKcSh6DoDF8wBM0_EO%2020-12.pdf
Executive Order: 20-14 (prohibiting on-premises consumption of food or drink): https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/executive_orders/eo_20-07.pdf
Executive Order 20-12 (required social distancing for essential retail businesses): https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Documents/executive_orders/eo_20-12.pdf (see page 5)
Pennsylvania
Governor Wolf Order restricting business openings: https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020
Secretary of Health Public Safety Order restricting business openings: https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200715-SOH-targeted-mitigation-order.pdf
Secretary of Health Public Safety Order (requiring face masks be worn in public): https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200701-SOH-Universal-Face-Coverings-Order.pdf
Governor Wolf’s Order lifting restrictions for “green” phase counties including professional sports: https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200625-TWW-amendment-to-green-phase-order.pdf
Small business assistance program: https://dced.pa.gov/programs/covid-19-relief-statewide-small-business-assistance/
Secretary of Health Public Safety Order for Businesses Permitted to Maintain In-person Operations: https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200415-SOH-worker-safety-order.pdf
Secretary of Health Public Safety Order Directing Building Safety Measures: https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200405-SOH-Building-Safety-Measures.pdf
Puerto Rico
OE-2020-052, establishing new rules for mandatory quarantine for all passengers arriving at the airport
OE-2020-048, continuing economic reopening and other COVID-19 related pirposes
OE-2020-045, establishing additional exceptions to
Businesses and beaches to reopen June 2, with curfew remaining until June 15: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/puerto-rico-to-reopen-businesses-beaches-with-new-rules/2020/05/21/bf43ef7e-9ba7-11ea-ad79-
Act No. 45-1935, extending workers’ compensation insurance coverage to certain employees who get infected with COVID-19 while performing their duties.
Executive Order No. 2020-041: (Spanish) expands the list of businesses allowed to reopen as of May 21 and extends curfew through June 15
Executive Order No. 2020-034: https://www.trabajo.pr.gov/docs/Boletines/OE-2020-033_Continuar_Medidas_de_Distanciamiento_hasta_el_3_de_mayo_de_2020.pdf (Spanish) - ceasing social distancing orders and allowing partial reopening after May 3
Executive Order No. 2020-029: https://ntc-prod-public-pdfs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pJnfFxizS4hdQA524FtOPKoBRKI.pdf (Spanish)
Executive Order No. 2020-023: http://www.ddec.pr.gov/wp-
eef7cd734641_story.html
Phased Reopening to begin May 4: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/puerto-rico-to-partially-reopen-despite-coronavirus-concerns_n_5eabefcec5b64f8d5b7d43d1?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANpBr5vYHvCMNoGLbViggo3BLt2KHChR6a25TVmbyJUroLwG8svj7_ArL10iVhRy_5N8_UNZN3bNcIMfaWcuPncxom1k0oOyfEDU2KJjW-M0u6Nv7elk_lActrO4O8ybibI9fbczxvgwVEegtI8vr-hRWMBxNjwQ1t5tOP-_aE-F
Exemptions and exceptions: http://www.ddec.pr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Carta_Circular-
Industry- specific Guidance: https://www.ddec.pr.gov/
Rhode Island
Executive Order 20-58 (Amending Phase 3 of state’s reopening plan, easing limits on retail offices and public spaces): https://governor.ri.gov/documents/orders/Executive-Order-20-58.pdf
Executive Order 20-61 (requiring early closure of bars): https://governor.ri.gov/documents/orders/Executive-Order-20-61.pdf
Executive Order 20-60 (requiring face coverings): https://governor.ri.gov/documents/orders/Executive-Order-20-60.pdf
Executive Order 2020-50 restricting business operations: https://governor.sc.gov/sites/default/files/Documents/2020-08-02%20eFILED%20Executive%20Order%20No.%202020-50%20-%20Initiating%20Additional%20Emergency%20Measures%20%26%20Consolidating%20Previous%20Orders.pdf
Entertainment venues permitted to reopen under Executive Order 2020-37: https://governor.sc.gov/sites/default/files/Documents/2020-05-21%20eFILED%20Executive%20Order%20No.%202020-37%20-%20Additional%20Modification%20of%20Non-Essential%20Business%20Closures.pdf
Personal care and fitness facilities permitted to reopen
under Executive Order 2020-36: https://governor.sc.gov/sites/default/files/Documents/Executive-Orders/2020-05-15%20FILED%20Executive%20Order%20No.%202020-36%20-%20Additional%20Incremental%20Modification%20of%20Non-Essential%20Business%20Closures.pdf
South Dakota
No Stay at Home Order.
Executive Order EO 2020-20 (implementing “Back to Normal” plan): https://sdsos.gov/general-information/executive-actions/executive-orders/assets/2020-20.PDF
Executive Order 38 (Expanding the Number of Tennesseans Who May Return to Work Safely While Urging Continued Adherence to Health and Social Distancing Guidelines to Limit the Spread of COVID-19):
Launch Tennessee (COVID-19 updates and resources): https://launchtn.org/covid-19/
Industry-specific guidance:
HB 2623/SB2381 (pending legislation that would bar liability in most instances for damages, injury or death related to the health emergency): http://wapp.capitol.tn.go
https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders/exec-orders-lee38.pdf (Extended per Executive Order 50: https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders/exec-orders-lee50.pdf)
Executive Order 54 (Granting Authority to 89 Counties to issue mask requirements): https://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2020/7/3/gov--lee-grants-mayors-in-89-counties-authority-to-issue-covid-19-mask-requirements.html; Extended by Executive Order 55)
Executive Order 55 (To facilitate and respond to the continuing effects of COVID-19 by amending prior Executive Orders): https://publications.tnsosfiles.com/pub/execorders/exec-orders-lee55.pdf
Shelby County Public Health Order: https://insight.livestories.com/s/v2/covid-19-frequently-asked-questions-directives-shelby-county-tn/a44aaf6f-f91d-4541-8ad9-0f99a7c60d7f#Health%20Directive
Sullivan County Phase One Public Health Order: https://www.sullivanhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SCRHD-Public-Order-3.pdf; https://sullivancountytn.gov/?mdocs-posts=executive-order-1-by-county-mayor-july-10-2020&mdocs-cat=
Wilson County: https://www.wilsoncountytn.gov/images/documents/COVID19/Wilson_County_Executive_Order_7_17_2020.pdf
Texas Executive Order GA- 28 (Limits Certain Businesses and Services with Direct Link to Infections): https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA-28_targeted_response_to_reopening_COVID-19.pdf; Amended by Proclamation:
Governor’s report to open Texas: https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/organization/opentexas/OpenTexas-Report.pdf
Open Texas Checklists (Guidance for
None. Note: The Texas Statewide Order now controls to the extent there are any inconsistencies with county or local orders.
City of Austin: https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Health/Order-No-20200615-013.pdf;
Executive Order GA-29 (relating to the use of face coverings): https://open.texas.gov/uploads/files/organization/opentexas/EO-GA-29-use-of-face-coverings-during-COVID-19-IMAGE-07-02-2020.pdf
Gov. Abbott Announced Temporary Pause of Reopening Phases: https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-temporary-pause-of-additional-reopening-phases
Reopening Businesses by Sector and Printable Signs): https://open.texas.gov/
Minimum Recommended Health Protocols: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/opentexas.aspx
Communication Tools: https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus/tools.aspx
https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Health/Order%20No.%2020200724-18%20OCR-july242020.pdf ; Health Authority Rules: https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Health/2020.7.14%20Signed%20Notice%20of%20Emergency%20Rules%20and%20Final%20Health%20Authority%20Ru....pdf
Utah Current County Status Map: https://coronavirus.utah.gov/utahs-health-guidance-system/#map
Executive Order 2020-46 (Adopting version 4.9 of the Phased Guidelines for the General Public and Businesses to Maximize Public Health Economic Reactivation):
Workers’ Compensation rebuttable presumption for first responders and health care providers: https://le.utah.gov/~2020S3/bills/hbillint/HB3007S01.pdf; https://le.utah.gov/~2020S5/bills/static/HB5006.html
Grand County: https://4e6bd201-e3fb-408c-938c-c65baf6521c2.filesusr.com/ugd/0df2c0_973b18b2b3d548c18133722c6ed2ef5a.pdf
Public Health Order: https://coronavirus-download.utah.gov/Governor/UPHO-2020-10-State-Public-Health-Order-Masks-in-Schools.pdf
FAQs: https://coronavirus.utah.gov/faq/
Utah Code § 78B-4-517/ S.B. 3007: (granting civil immunity to persons (including private employers, businesses, and government) related to exposure to COVID-19): https://le.utah.gov/~2020S3/bills/static/SB3007.html
01%20Mandated%20Face%20Coverings.pdf
Salt Lake County: https://slco.org/globalassets/1-site-files/health/programs/covid/pho/pho12.pdf
Vermont Addendum 2 to Amended and Restated Executive Order No. 01-20 (Strengthening the use of face masks): https://governor.vermont.gov/sites/scott/files/documents/ADDENDUM%202%20TO%20AMENDED%20AND%20RESTATED%20EXECUTIVE%20ORDER%20NO.%2001-20.pdf
COVID-19 Resources for Businesses: https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/business
COVID-19 Information for Vermont Employers: https://labor.vermont.gov/COVID19
Workers’ Compensation presumption of compensability for front-line workers: https://legiscan.com/VT/text/S0342/id/2198551/Vermont2019-S0342-Enrolled.pdf
Addendum 1 to Amended and Restated Executive Order No. 01-20: https://governor.vermont.gov/sites/scott/files/documents/ADDENDUM%201%20TO%20AMENDED%20AND%20RESTATED%20EXECUTIVE%20ORDER%2001-20.pdf
Amended and Restated Executive Order No. 01-20: https://governor.vermont.gov/sites/scott/files/documents/Amended%20and%20Restated%20Executive%20Order%20No.%2001-20.pdf
COVID-19 PPE Guidance: https://www.healthvermont.gov/sites/default/files/documents/pdf/SOV-Personal-Protective-Equipment-Guidance.pdf
Mandatory Health and Safety Training: https://labor.vermont.gov/VOSHA
Stay Home, Stay Safe Business FAQs: https://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/business/stay-home-stay-safe-business-faqs
Virginia Executive Order 68 and Order of Public Health Emergency 8 (New Measures to Contain COVID-19 in the Hampton Roads Region): https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/executive-actions/EO-68-and-Order-of-Public-Health-Emergency-Eight---Additional-
Virginia Workplace Safety Mandates for COVID-19: https://www.doli.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/COVID-19-Emergency-Temporary-Standard-FOR-PUBLIC-
Executive Order 67 and Order of Public Health Emergency 7: https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/executive-actions/EO-67-and-Order-of-Public-Health-Emergency-Seven---Phase-Three-Easing-of-Certain-Temporary-Restrictions-Due-to-Novel-Coronavirus-(COVID-19).pdf
Executive Order 63 (Requirement to Wear Face Coverings While Inside Buildings): https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/executive-actions/EO-63-and-Order-Of-Public-Health-Emergency-Five---Requirement-To-Wear-Face-Covering-While-Inside-Buildings.pdf
DISTRIBUTION-FINAL-7.17.2020.pdf
Guidelines for All Business Sectors: https://www.virginia.gov/coronavirus/forwardvirginia/
Department of Health Guidance for Businesses: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/schools-workplaces-community-locations/businesses/
Order of the Secretary of Health: https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1600/coronavirus/Secretary_of_Health_Order_20-03_Statewide_Face_Coverings.pdf
Safe Start Amended and Extended by Proclamation 20-25.7: https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/proclamations/proc_20-25.7.pdf?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Safe Start Extended and Amended by Proclamation 20-
County by County plan: https://www.governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/SafeStartPhasedReopening.pdf
Reopening Guidance for Businesses and Workers: https://www.governor.wa.gov/issues/issues/covid-19-resources/covid-19-reopening-guidance-businesses-and-workers?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
General Requirements and Prevention Ideas for
Workers’ Compensation (providing benefits for health care workers and first responders who are exposed to COVID-19 on the job): https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/insleeannounces-workers-compensation-coverage-include-quarantinedhealth-workersfirst
Recommendations and Guidance to Protect Critical Infrastructure Workers: https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1600/coronavirus/GuidanceEssentialBusinessesProtectEmp.pdf
Secretary of Health Statewide Mask Order: https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1600/coronavirus/Secretary_of_Health_Order_20-03_Statewide_Face_Coverings.pdf
West Virginia
Executive Order No. 55-20 (Limiting bar service in Monongalia County): https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/EO-55-20-July-23-2020-Mon-County-Bars-2.pdf (Extending Executive order 52-20); Extended by Executive Order 58-20: https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/EO-58-20-August-1-2020-Mon-County-Bars-3.pdf
Executive Order 51-20 (Reducing social gathering limit from 100 to 25): https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/EO-51-20-July-14-
West Virginia Strong - The Comeback: https://governor.wv.gov/Pages/The-Comeback.aspx
Safer at Home FAQ: https://governor.wv.gov/Pages/faqs.aspx
Executive Order 50-20 (Face Mask Requirement): https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/EO%2050-20.pdf.
Executive Order No. 45-20 (Allowing June 22 Reopenings): https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/Executive-Order-June-22-Reopenings.pdf
Executive Order No. 44-20 (Allowing June 10 Reopenings): https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/EO%2044-20.pdf
Executive Order No. 42-20 (Allowing June 4 Reopenings): https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/EO%2042-20.pdf
Executive Order No. 40-20 (Allowing May 26 Reopenings): https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/Executive-Order-May-26-Reopenings.pdf
Executive Order No. 39-20 (Allowing Week 4 Reopenings): https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/Executive-Order-May-19-2020.pdf
Effective May 21 at 12:00 p.m.
Executive Order No. 37-20 (Allowing for May 18th Reopenings): https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/Executive-Order-May-
Executive Order No. 36-20 (Allowing for “Week 3 Reopening’s”): https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/Executive-Order-May-8-2020-Wellness-Centers-and-Drive-In-Movie-Theaters.pdf
Executive Order No. 32-20 (Safer at Home Order): https://governor.wv.gov/Documents/2020%20Executive%20Orders/Executive-Order-April-30-2020-Safer-At-Home-Order.pdf;
***The Supreme Court of Wisconsin ended the Safer at Home Order effective May 13, requiring the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to go through the rulemaking process to be able to respond to an epidemic: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/28b7302
Emergency Order #1 (Requiring face coverings): https://evers.wi.gov/Documents/COVID19/EmO01-FaceCoverings.pdf
Public Health Emergency Order:https://evers.wi.gov/Documents/COVID19/EO082-PHECOVIDSecondSpike.pdf
Workers’ Compensation Rebuttable Presumption for first responders: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/related/acts/185
Wisc. Stat. Sec. 895.4801(2) (granting immunity against negligence lawsuits to health care providers providing services in response to COVID-19): https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/related/acts/185.pdf
Dane County: https://publichealthmdc.com/documents/2020-07-07_Order_8.pdf
Public Health Order Tenth Continuation (Gatherings): https://health.wyo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Tenth-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-2.pdf
Public Health Order Tenth Continuation (Personal Services): https://health.wyo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Tenth-Continuation-of-Statewide-Order-3.pdf
Wyo. Stat. 35-4-114 (SB 1002) (providing immunity to any business entity who in good faith follows the instructions of a state, city, town, or county health official in good faith): https://wyoleg.gov/2020Sp1/Enroll/SF1002.pdf