California’s Coronavirus Response Statewide and Local April 3, 2020 Current Status

Welcome to our new pandemic-driven world, evolving daily.

On March 19, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newson issued Executive Order N-33-20 requiring all California residents until further notice to stay at home or place of residence except for those in businesses and functions deemed essential to 16 federally-designated “critical infrastructure” sectors. See, Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers. In essence, the governor directed:

“The supply chain must continue, and Californians must have access to such necessities as food, prescriptions and health care. When people need to leave their homes or places of residence, whether to obtain or perform the functions above, or to otherwise facilitate authorized necessary activities, they should at all times practice social distancing.”

The state is constantly updating its “COVID Response – Stay Home Except for Essential Needs FAQs” for further guidance.

Many California cities and counties have implemented similar – and in many instances progressively stricter — “Safer at Home” or “Shelter in Place” orders. To our knowledge, there is as-yet no comprehensive online resource listing all of these.  As of April 3:

Effective March 25, 2020,  Los Angeles County’s Department of Public Health issued rules for “isolation” (people infected or “likely” infected [showing symptoms]) and another set for quarantine (people in “close contact” [within six feet for more than ten minutes or in direct contact, e.g. sneeze, cough, sweat]) with someone infected or likely infected.

As applies to your locale, it is important to click the above links for updates, as requirements, dates, and information are changing frequently.

See also:

• Covid-19 Gets Noticed (April 2, 2020)
• Unemployment Goes Viral; Furlough or Layoff, Distinction without a Difference? (March 28, 2020)
• Workplace Safety Nets (March 27, 2020)
• Federal Coronavirus Workplace Relief (March 23, 2020)
• Telecommuting in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak (March 18, 2020)
• Holding Firm (March 19, 2020)

For more information about these laws or other employment issues related to coronavirus, contact Tim Bowles, Cindy Bamforth or Helena Kobrin.

Helena Kobrin

Daniska Coronado

April 3, 2020