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Governor Issues Emergency Orders that Require Most MA Employers to Modify Business Operations
March 16, 2020
On Sunday, March 15, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced emergency orders in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, that directly affect Massachusetts employers.
Specifically, the Governor directed, in material part:
- A suspension of educational operations at all public and private elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth;
- A prohibition of gatherings of over 25 people, including, but not limited to, community, civic, public, leisure, faith-based events, sporting events with spectators, concerts, conventions, fundraisers, parades, fairs, festivals, and any similar event or activity that brings together 25 or more persons in a single room or single space. (This prohibition expressly prohibits gatherings of more than 25 people in open work spaces, such as conference rooms.)
The Governor’s emergency orders take effect on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, and are scheduled to remain in place through April 5, 2020, unless otherwise ordered.
Read the following Employment Law Alert for more information.
Read the following article on Force Majeure in Light of the Coronavirus Outbreak.
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