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Universal Guidelines for All New Hampshire Employers and Employees (COVID-19 Reopening Guidance)

Universal Guidelines for All New Hampshire Employers and Employees

Governor's Economic Reopening Task Force; Governor Christopher T. Sununu (Exhibit B to EO #40; Exhibit A to EO #52) · New Hampshire (State)

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Jurisdiction
New Hampshire
Level
State
Authority
Emergency Order #40 para. 3; Emergency Order #52 para. 1
Issued
2020-05-01 May 1, 2020
Effective
2020-05-01 (mandatory under EO #40 para. 3; carried by EO #52 para. 1) (read as 2020-05-01)
End
2021-05-07
In force
May 1, 2020 to May 7, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Telework mandateFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • all employers and employees
Functions reached
  • OF/OP telework ('work from home as much as practical')
  • HR daily screening and exclusion
  • WF quarantine after travel outside New England
  • EMP sanitation every two hours, distancing, face coverings
Collection
New Hampshire NH

Operative words

all employers and employees must take steps to either stay open or reopen safely.... Employers must comply with the following guidelines: 1. Employers must require all employees who are sick or not feeling well to stay home... 2. Employers must develop a process for screening all employees reporting for work... 6. Mitigate exposure: Employers must reduce the risk to employees in the workplace... 7. Allow Employees to work from home as much as practical: Work from home... Employees must comply with the following guidelines... companies doing business in the state must follow these guidelines

Enforcement

EO #40 para. 13; EO #52 para. 10; EO #65 ($2,000 per day for failure to comply with a rule enforced by DPH)

Notes

The May 2020 text; the June 15, 2020 text is Ex. NH-022. The travel provisions (14-day quarantine after travel outside New England or on a cruise) are cross-referenced by EO #72, #82, #88 and #90 as 'the travel related provisions of the Universal Guidelines'.

Retrieval note

The telework instrument for New Hampshire: mandatory guidelines requiring employers to 'Allow Employees to work from home as much as practical', in force for every employer from May 1, 2020 to May 7, 2021.