{"id":"DUT-UT-020","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Utah","state":"UT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"State of Utah, coronavirus.utah.gov (Utah Department of Health and the Governor\u0027s Office of Economic Development, \u0027Utah Leads Together\u0027 business resources)","authority":"Explains Executive Order 2020-19 (Apr. 29, 2020, Ex. UT-012) and the Phased Guidelines (Ex. UT-013); states the enforcement role of the local health departments under Utah Code Title 26A","instrument":"coronavirus.utah.gov, Business: Workplace Resources (State Public Health Color-Coded Guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions), as captured May 18, 2020","title":"Workplace Resources -- State Public Health Color-Coded Guidelines; Frequently Asked Questions for Utah businesses","dateIssued":"2020-05-18","effective":"2020-05-18 (as captured)","end":"page revised through 2020 and 2021; the Phased Guidelines regime it explains was superseded October 15, 2020 (Ex. UT-026)","startDate":"2020-05-18","endDate":"2020-10-15","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["EMP","COND"],"addressees":["employers; all businesses"],"clause":"Do I have to follow the guidelines?... On April 29, 2020, Governor Herbert issued an Executive Order stating that individuals and businesses shall comply with the Orange (Medium Risk) provisions of the Phased Guidelines beginning May 1. In accordance with this order, the guidelines should be followed at a minimum.","enforcement":"Enforcement by the local health departments (as the FAQ states), under Utah Code sections 26-23-6 and 26A-1-123 (Exs. DUT-UT-003, DUT-UT-005)","functions":[],"notes":"The State\u0027s own answer to every Utah business asking whether the protocols were optional: \u0027Utahns and businesses must strictly follow the health guidance of each color\u0027; the Governor\u0027s Executive Order \u0027stat[ed] that individuals and businesses shall comply\u0027 with the Phased Guidelines; \u0027the guidelines should be followed at a minimum\u0027; \u0027[l]ocal health departments will be the enforcing entities\u0027; the immunity statute shields a company \u0027unless the company engages in willful misconduct, reckless infliction of harm, or intentional infliction of harm,\u0027 and \u0027prudent business leaders will take all necessary steps to eliminate risks to employees and customers\u0027; employees \u0027should be encouraged to follow the Phased Guidelines\u0027; the U.S. Department of Labor\u0027s OSHA \u0027has published COVID-19 standards for employers to follow.\u0027","sourceUrl":"https://coronavirus.utah.gov/business/workplace-resources/","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200518210116/https://coronavirus.utah.gov/business/workplace-resources/","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":440017,"grade":"primary","character":"guidance_incorporated","description":"","collection":"DUT-UT","url":"/library/DUT-UT-020","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-UT-020","citation":"State of Utah, coronavirus.utah.gov (Utah Department of Health and the Governor\u0027s Office of Economic Development, \u0027Utah Leads Together\u0027 business resources), coronavirus.utah.gov, Business: Workplace Resources (State Public Health Color-Coded Guidelines and Frequently Asked Questions), as captured May 18, 2020 (Ex. DUT-UT-020)","stateName":"Utah","related":["UT-026","UT-012","DUT-UT-003","DUT-UT-005","DUT-UT-013","DUT-UT-015","DUT-UT-017"]}