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COVID-19
“Shelter-in-Place” Orders:
What Do They Require?
T
o date 18 states, 31 local counties, 13 cities and the Navajo Nation have issued “shel-
ter-in-place” orders. The result is a patchwork of local and state directives that use a
variety of terms, like “shelter in place,” “safer at home,” “quarantines,” and “isolation” orders.
These orders can be confusing and often unclear. Understanding which businesses can stay
open is often difficult to understand.
To assist members, WFCA has provided below two links that allow access to all the
orders in place, as well as guidance on how to interpret the orders and suggested precau-
tions to take.
Links: Members can identify “shelter-in-place” orders that may impact their
business using these links:
■ The New York Times lists all the states and localities that have quarantine orders
with a link to the orders:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-stay-at-home-order.html
■ The state governors association also has a site that can be used to access state and
local orders: https://www.nga.org/coronavirus/#states.
All the orders
include
businesses and
workers that are
exempt from the
order and may
remain open or
do their jobs.
It is important
to read what is
exempt.
These sites are updated daily, so any new orders will be posted.
What Businesses Are Covered:
All the orders include businesses and workers that are exempt from the order and may
remain open or do their jobs. It is important to read what is exempt. For example, Wiscon-
sin’s order exempts “housing construction, except that optional or aesthetic construction
should be avoided … .” the order in Los Angeles County defines “Essential Businesses”
that are exempt from its shelter order to include:

(g) Hardware stores, nurseries; building supplies;
(h) Plumber’s, electricians, … handyman services, … carpenters, ….and other service
providers who provide services to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential operation to
properties and other Essential Businesses:
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