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ARTICLE · 16 DECEMBER 2020

Pennsylvania Issues 3-Week COVID Mitigation Orders Impacting Many Businesses

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Governor Wolf and Health Secretary Levine issued temporary mitigation measures to curb the rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths across Pennsylvania.

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Governor Wolf and Health Secretary Levine issued  temporary mitigation measures to curb the rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths across Pennsylvania.  The measures took effect as of Saturday, December 12 and will remain in effect for three weeks until 8:00 am on January 4, 2021. 

The following list summarizes critical portions of the  mitigation order:

  • Capacity Limits for Businesses.  Unless limited by more stringent existing mitigation orders, all in-person businesses serving the public may only operate at up to 50% of the maximum capacity stated on the applicable certificate of occupancy.
  • No Distinction between Life-Sustaining and Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses.  Critically, this order does not use the life-sustaining/non-life-sustaining distinction featured in Governor Wolf's initial COVID-19 orders.  A federal district court struck down these distinctions, criticizing the "shockingly arbitrary" classification of which businesses Pennsylvania classified

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