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In May 2020, Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 63 directing the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board to create an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) to address the COVID-19 pandemic in the workplace. On July 15, 2020, the Board approved the “Emergency Temporary Standard/Emergency Regulation, Infectious Disease Prevention, SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19, § 16 VAC 25-220.” (Link via original reporting)
The ETS establishes mandatory comprehensive requirements for all employers in Virginia. The ETS was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on July 27, 2020 and its standards became effective immediately. The National Law Review explores who will be affected by the regulation, details what Virginia employers must do to ensure that their policies, workspaces and resources remain compliant and links further supporting materials.In May 2020, Governor Ralph Northam issued Executive Order 63 directing the Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board to create an Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) to address the COVID-19 pandemic in the workplace. On July 15, 2020, the Board approved the “Emergency Temporary Standard/Emergency Regulation, Infectious Disease Prevention, SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19, § 16 VAC 25-220.” (Link via original reporting)
The ETS establishes mandatory comprehensive requirements for all employers in Virginia. The ETS was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on July 27, 2020 and its standards became effective immediately. The National Law Review explores who will be affected by the regulation, details what Virginia employers must do to ensure that their policies, workspaces and resources remain compliant and links further supporting materials.