{"id":"DUT-DC-017","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"District of Columbia","state":"DC","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (Attorney General Karl A. Racine)","authority":"Protecting Businesses and Workers from COVID-19 Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-483); Consumer Protection Procedures Act; Mayor\u0027s Orders 2020-080 and 2020-119; DC Health Guidance for Gyms and Workout Studios (Aug. 31, 2020)","instrument":"OAG press release, \u0027AG Racine Announces Urban Athletic Club Will Comply With COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements\u0027 (Dec. 15, 2020), announcing the interim agreement in District of Columbia v. Urban Athletic Club (D.C. Super. Ct.)","title":"AG Racine Announces Urban Athletic Club Will Comply With COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements","dateIssued":"2020-12-15","effective":"2020-12-15","end":"not applicable (enforcement action); resolved by the settlement of Feb. 4, 2021 (Ex. DUT-DC-019)","startDate":"2020-12-15","endDate":"2021-02-04","quarters":["2020Q4"],"types":["EMP","MASK","CAP","DUTY"],"addressees":["specified businesses (gyms and workout studios); by the Attorney General\u0027s statement, businesses generally"],"clause":"The District\u0027s Protecting Businesses and Workers from COVID-19 Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2020 (Emergency Act)... requires businesses to follow policies in the Mayor\u0027s COVID-19 public health emergency orders. According to the orders, residents must wear facemasks while in public and businesses must enforce customer use of facemasks while indoors.","enforcement":"Civil action for injunctive relief and penalties under the Emergency Act and the Consumer Protection Procedures Act; interim agreement","functions":[],"notes":"Records the Attorney General\u0027s suit alleging that Urban Athletic Club \u0027violated the Emergency Act and the Consumer Protection Procedures Act\u0027 by allowing customers to exercise without masks, adequate distancing or equipment sanitization, and the interim agreement requiring the company to enforce \u0027the Mayor\u0027s orders and guidance at their gyms\u0027; states that the orders \u0027direct these establishments to maintain six feet of distance between staff and patrons, arrange workout areas to provide least 10 feet between patrons in all directions, and properly disinfect each piece of equipment after each use.\u0027 Character as recorded: agency_position_statement (release, FAQ, memorandum or statement; order_penalty layer).","sourceUrl":"https://oag.dc.gov/release/ag-racine-announces-urban-athletic-club-will","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":398686,"grade":"primary","character":"agency_position_statement","description":"","collection":"DUT-DC","url":"/library/DUT-DC-017","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-DC-017","citation":"Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (Attorney General Karl A. Racine), OAG press release, \u0027AG Racine Announces Urban Athletic Club Will Comply With COVID-19 Health and Safety Requirements\u0027 (Dec. 15, 2020), announcing the interim agreement in District of Columbia v. Urban Athletic Club (D.C. Super. Ct.) (Ex. DUT-DC-017)","stateName":"District of Columbia","related":["DUT-DC-019","DC-079","DUT-DC-004","DUT-DC-016"]}