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Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, Worker Protection Order (Apr. 7, 2020; revised Apr. 16 and May 7, 2020)

Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority: Worker Protection Order

Mayor Eric Garcetti · City of Los Angeles (City)

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The record

Jurisdiction
City of Los Angeles · Los Angeles · California
Level
City
Authority
L.A. Admin. Code ch. 3, sec. 8.29
Issued
2020-05-07 May 7, 2020
Effective
2020-04-10 12:01 a.m. 'until the end of the local emergency period' (read as 2020-04-10)
End
Absorbed into the Safer L.A. orders (each of which required compliance with 'the April 7, 2020 Worker Protection Order (Revised May 7, 2020)') through 2021
In force
Apr. 10, 2020 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • workers and employers at every business open under the Safer at Home exemptions (grocery, pharmacies, hardware, restaurants for take-out, hotels, transit, ride-share, construction, laundromats, etc.)
  • customers of those businesses
Functions reached
  • HR PPE supply at employer expense
  • EMP posted protocols
  • CB customers must mask
  • WF
Collection
Los Angeles MET-LA

Operative words

I hereby order, effective 12:01 a.m. on April 10, 2020, until the end of the local emergency period, that: 1. All workers who work at businesses or perform services that are exempt under Paragraph 5(vii) of the City of Los Angeles Safer At Home Emergency Order... must wear face coverings over their noses and mouths while performing their work.... [employers] must provide, at their expense, non-medical grade face coverings for their employees... [businesses] may refuse admission or service to any individual who fails to wear face coverings... Failure to comply with this Order shall constitute a misdemeanor subject to fines and imprisonment.

Enforcement

Misdemeanor (L.A. Admin. Code sec. 8.77)

Notes

Required employers to permit hand-washing every 30 minutes and to post the County Social Distancing Protocol; ride-share and taxi operators to supply drivers face coverings

Retrieval note

Original issue date Apr. 7, 2020; the file is the May 7, 2020 revision.