Chris Davis
10 hrs ·
The Governor just issued Executive Order 7H regarding the in-person restrictions on non-essential businesses with the following language: “Restrictions on Workplaces for Non-Essential Businesses. Effective on March 23, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. and through April 22, 2020, unless earlier modified, extended, or terminated by me, all businesses and not-for-profit entities in the state shall employ, to the maximum extent possible, any telecommuting or work from home procedures that they can safely employ.
Non-essential businesses or not-for-profit entities shall reduce their in-person at any workplace locations by 100% not later than March 23, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.
Any essential business or entity providing essential goods, services or functions shall not be subject to these in-person restrictions.
Not later than 8 p.m. on March 22, 2020, the Department of Economic and Community Development (“DECD”) shall issue lawfully binding guidance about which businesses are essential. Those business shall include, but not be limited to, the 16 critical infrastructure sectors as defined by the Department of Homeland Security and available at https://wv./w.cisa.gov/critical-infrastructure-sectors, essential health care operations including hospitals, clinics, dentists, pharmacies, elder care and home health care workers, companies and institutions involved in the research and development, manufacture, distribution, warehousing, and supplying of phmmaceuticals, biotechnology therapies, health care data, consumer health products, medical devices, diagnostics, equipment, services and any other healthcare related supplies or services; essential infrastructure, including utilities, wastewater and drinking water, telecommunications, airports and transportation infrastructure; manufacturing, including food processing, pharmaceuticals, and industries supplying the essential services required to meet national security commitments to the federal government and U.S. Militmy; the defense industrial base, including aerospace, mechanical and software engineers, manufacturing/production workers, aircraft and weapon system mechanics and
maintainers; essential retail, including grocery stores and big-box stores or wholesale clubs, provided they also sell groceries; pharmacies, gas stations and convenience stores; food and beverage retailers (including liquor/package
stores and manufacturer permittees) and restaurants, provided they comply with
previous and future executive orders issued during the existing declared public health and civil preparedness emergency; essential services including trash and recycling collection, hauling, and processing, mail and shipping services; news media; legal and accounting services; banks, insurance companies, check cashing services, and other financial institutions; providers of basic necessities to economically disadvantaged populations; construction; vendors of essential services and goods necessmy to maintain the safety, sanitation and essential
operations of residences or other essential businesses, including pest control and landscaping services; vendors that provide essential services or products, including logistics and technology support, child care and services needed to ensure the continuing operation of government agencies and the provision of goods, services or functions necessmy for the health, safety and welfare of the public.
Any other business may be deemed essential after requesting an opinion from
DECD, which shall review and grant such request, should it determine that it is
in the best interest of the state to have the workforce continue at full capacity to
properly respond to this emergency.”
More guidance will be issued by the Department of Economic and Community Development over the weekend.
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