Essential Business Workers Only May Travel
As of March 20, 2020, at 8 pm only Essential Business Workers may leave their homes to travel for work in NY State. All non-essential works must stay home. If you can work from home, you are required to, if your employer requires you to. If you cannot work from home, you are not allowed to report to your workplace in New York state, unless you are an essential worker. Essential services may operate at the level necessary to provide such service or function.
Restaurant Dining Rooms Closed – Takeout/Delivery Allowed
Who qualifies as an “Essential Business”?
“Essential Business” was defined in Executive Order 202.6 as follows:
Executive Order No. 202.6 issued March 18, 2020
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-2026-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency
The term “Essential Business” is further defined by the Guidance of Empire State Development Corporation:
For purposes of Executive Order 202.6, “Essential Business,” means businesses operating in or as:
“Essential Business” was defined in Executive Order 202.6 as follows:
https://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026
If the function of your business is not listed above, but you believe that it is essential or it is an entity providing essential services or functions, you may request designation as an essential business. To request designation as an essential business, go to:
https://esd.ny.gov/content/request-designation-essential-business-purposes-executive-order-2026
As of March 19, 2020, all barbershops, hair salons, tattoo or piercing parlors and related personal care services including nail technicians, cosmetologists and estheticians, and the provision of electrolysis, laser hair removal services are closed to the public. These are not essential businesses.
March 19, 2019 Executive Order No. 202.7