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Groundhog Day Week Nine
“Safer at Home” Moving to Stage Two, Phased Reopening
If anyone cares to count, today, April 15, is Day 55 and the beginning of California’s stay at home directives Week Nine. The Public Health Director’s latest statewide order (May 7) sets out “California's path forward from the initial [March 19] ‘Stay-at-Home’ Order in California's Pandemic Roadmap” in four phases: Stage 1: safety and preparation; Stage 2: reopening of lower-risk workplaces and other spaces; Stage 3: reopening of higher-risk workplaces and other spaces; and Stage 4: finally an easing of final restrictions leading to the end of the stay at home order.
The May 7 order announces the gradual movement of the entire state from Stage l to Stage 2, with procedure for the state’s 58 counties to accelerate their transition. At our last count, 21 counties have announced such ability. We also count 14 counties which have rescinded their local orders in order to follow just the statewide guidances:
Nevertheless, the majority of counties and numerous major cities continue to have local orders in place, many with rules more restrictive than the state’s. To our knowledge, and as of May 15:
Thanks again to our legal assistant Daniska Coronado for this continuing compilation. There continues to be no other attempted comprehensive statewide listing readily available online.
As counties continue to rely on their particular data, we can be sure that requirements of varying strictness continue to change frequently, local jurisdiction-by-local jurisdiction.
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For more information about these laws or other employment issues related to coronavirus, contact Tim Bowles, Cindy Bamforth or Helena Kobrin.
Tim Bowles
Daniska Coronado
May 15, 2020
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