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Executive Order No. 243 (2021)

Rescission of the telework accommodation and minimal on-site staffing requirements of EO 107 paras. 10-11; EO 192 continues for in-person worksites; unvaccinated or unverified employees must mask and distance indoors; daily health checks continue

Governor Philip D. Murphy · New Jersey (State)

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Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Level
State
Authority
N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq.; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.
Issued
2021-05-26 May 26, 2021
Effective
2021-06-04 at 6:00 a.m. (read as 2021-06-04)
End
Until revoked or modified; within the P.L. 2021, c. 103, sec. 1(14) continuation to January 1, 2022 (inference) (read as 2022-01-01)
In force
June 4, 2021 to Jan. 1, 2022
Quarters
2021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • all businesses and non-profits
  • employers as defined in EO 192 with workplaces not open to the public
Functions reached
  • OF/OP telework mandate ended June 4, 2021 (in force March 21, 2020 - June 4, 2021)
  • HR verification of vaccination status as a condition of unmasked work
  • WF daily health checks; masking and distancing of unvaccinated staff
  • IC infection control in every workplace
Collection
New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Para. 1: "Paragraphs 10 and 11 of Executive Order No. 107 (2020) are hereby rescinded. Businesses and non-profits that require staff to report to a physical worksite must continue to follow the provisions of Executive Order No. 192 (2020), as applicable." Para. 2: employers in non-public workplaces "are not mandated to require employees to wear face masks or social distance at the worksite where the employee provides proof that they are fully vaccinated... Where an employer is unable to determine the individual's vaccination status or the individual is not fully vaccinated, employers must continue to require those employees to wear masks and practice social distancing in indoor spaces in accordance with Paragraph 3 of Executive Order No. 242 (2021) and Paragraph 1 of Executive Order No. 192 (2020)." Para. 4: "It is hereby clarified that Executive Orders No. 239 and 242 (2021) and this Order do not supersede all other requirements on employers outlined in Executive Order No. 192 (2020), including the daily health checks described in Paragraph 1(f)." Para. 9: "This Order shall take effect at 6:00 a.m. on Friday, June 4, 2021".

Enforcement

Para. 8: N.J.S.A. App. A:9-49 and -50; EO 192 enforcement mechanism (Departments of Labor and Health)

Notes

Fixes the end of the fourteen-and-a-half-month telework mandate at June 4, 2021, and states what remained: daily health checks and masking and distancing of unvaccinated or unverified employees at every in-person worksite, into Q3 2021.

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