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Ex. WV-004 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 4-20

Unemployment benefits for persons separated or prevented from working by COVID-19 or communicable disease control measures; WorkForce West Virginia in-person contact postponed

Governor Jim Justice · West Virginia (State)

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Jurisdiction
West Virginia
Level
State
Authority
Governor's executive authority; W. Va. Code 21A-6-1, 21A-6-2 (waived)
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19
End
Terminated 12:01 a.m. June 1, 2021 (EO 12-21 paragraph 1) (read as 2021-06-01)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to June 1, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • Department of Commerce / WorkForce West Virginia
Functions reached
  • WF workforce
  • CRT public offices (in-person contact suspended)
Collection
West Virginia WV

Operative words

individuals who, due to a documented medical condition caused by COVID-19 or due to communicable disease control measures related to COVID-19, are separated from employment, have had their hours of employment reduced, or are prevented from working, shall be eligible for unemployment benefits to the maximum extent permitted by federal law.... communicable disease control measures shall include quarantine or isolation directives or orders related to COVID-19, including orders that have been issued or may be issued from time to time relating to the closure or limitation of occupancy of certain types of [businesses] or facilities to limit the spread of COVID-19, issued by the State of West Virginia, the federal government, a local government entity, or a medical or public health professional.... the West Virginia Department of Commerce/WorkForce West Virginia is ORDERED to postpone all mandatory in-person contact with individuals seeking unemployment benefits, as long as the State of Emergency for COVID-19 remains in effect.

Enforcement

Directive to a State agency

Notes

The State's own contemporaneous characterization that closure and occupancy orders 'issued by the State of West Virginia, the federal government, a local government entity, or a medical or public health professional' separated workers from employment.

Retrieval note

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