Emergency Executive Order 20-56, Safely Reopening Minnesota's Economy and Ensuring Safe Non-Work Activities during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency (May 13, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Minnesota

Level

State

Authority

Minn. Stat. §§ 12.21, 12.32; ch. 182 recited

Issued

2020-05-13 May 13, 2020

Effective

2020-05-17 11:59 p.m. (read as 2020-05-17)

End

2020-06-09 11:59 p.m. (superseded by EO 20-74) (read as 2020-06-09)

In force

May 17, 2020 to June 9, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesOperating condition

Addressees

• all individuals
• all Critical and Non-Critical Businesses
• bars, restaurants and places of public accommodation (closure continued)
• malls and customer-facing businesses

Functions reached

• GATH events, conventions, fundraisers, fairs, sports
• SF sales floor at 50 percent
• ML malls at 50 percent
• OF telework mandate
• DR/BA closed
• HR Plan training and certification
• CB
• WF

Collection

Standing duties: Minnesota DUT-MN

Operative words

6.c. Gatherings. All gatherings of more than 10 people are prohibited. Gatherings are groups of individuals, who are not members of the same household, congregated together for a common or coordinated social, civic, community, faith-based, leisure, or recreational purpose--even if social distancing can be maintained.... Examples of prohibited gatherings include, but are not limited to, social, civic, community, faith-based, or leisure events, sporting or athletic events, performances, concerts, conventions, fundraisers, parades, fairs, and festivals that bring together more than 10 people from more than one household.... 7.a.... The closure of bars, restaurants, and other public accommodations set forth in Executive Order 20-04, as amended by Executive Orders 20-08 and 20-18, is extended until May 31, 2020 at 11:59 pm.... 7.c. Continue to work from home whenever possible. Any worker who can work from home must do so.... 7.e.... a Non-Critical Business choosing to open or remain open must establish and implement a COVID-19 Preparedness Plan... A. Require work from home whenever possible. All Plans must ensure that all workers who can work from home continue to do so.... ii.... workers and customers must maintain physical distancing of 6 feet and that store occupancy must not exceed 50 percent of the normal occupant capacity as determined by the fire marshal. In customer facing businesses that share common areas, such as malls, all Plans must similarly include a facility occupancy that must not exceed 50 percent

Enforcement

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