Order of the Secretary of Health Directing Mitigation Measures (Targeted Mitigation Order) (July 15, 2020), sec. 4 (Teleworking) and sec. 2 (restaurant guidance incorporated)

The record

Jurisdiction

Pennsylvania

Level

State

Authority

35 P.S. § 521.5; 71 P.S. §§ 532(a), 536; 28 Pa. Code §§ 27.60-27.68

Issued

2020-07-15 July 15, 2020

Effective

2020-07-16

End

Amended Sept. 17 (PA-065) and Oct. 6, 2020 (PA-019); superseded Nov. 27, 2020 by PA-022 (read as 2020-10-06)

In force

July 16, 2020 to Oct. 6, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q32020 Q4

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rules

Addressees

• bars, restaurants and the retail food services industry
• nightclubs
• all businesses (telework)
• gyms and fitness facilities
• event venues

Functions reached

• DR indoor dining 25%
• BA bar service prohibited; alcohol only with meals
• BQ events capped at 25 indoors
• OP telework required unless not possible
• MK conferences and business meetings capped
• FC gyms constrained
• PE nightclubs closed

Collection

Pennsylvania PA

Operative words

Section 1: Businesses in the retail food services industry, including bars, restaurants,... A. Bars. All bars are prohibited from conducting operations unless they offer sit-down, dine-in meals or take-out sales of alcoholic beverages. Alcohol only can be served for on-premises consumption when in the same transaction as a meal. All service must be at a table or booth; bar service is prohibited.... i. Limited to 25% of stated fire code maximum occupancy for indoor dining... ii. A discrete indoor event or gathering within a bar is limited to 25 persons.... Section 2: Nightclubs. All nightclubs, as defined by the Clean Indoor Air Act, 35 P.S. § 637.2, are [prohibited from conducting operations]. Section 3: Events and gatherings. A. Indoor events and gatherings of more than 25 persons are prohibited. B. Outdoor events and gatherings of more than 250 persons are prohibited. C. For the purposes of this Order, 'event and gathering' is defined as: A temporary grouping of individuals for defined purposes... [including] business meetings or conferences... Section 4: Teleworking. Unless not possible, all businesses are required to conduct their operations in whole or in part remotely through individual teleworking of their employees in the jurisdiction or jurisdictions in which they do business. Where telework is not possible, employees may conduct in-person business operations, provided that the businesses fully comply with all substantive aspects of: the Order... Directing Building Safety Measures, issued April 5, 2020; the Order... Directing Public Health Safety Measures..., issued April 15, 2020; and all existing and future applicable guidance... Section 5: Gyms and fitness facilities. All gyms and fitness facilities, while permitted to continue indoor operations, are directed to prioritize outdoor physical fitness activities.

Enforcement

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