Reopening and updated operational changes for Dallas County government services can be found online through the Dallas County website.
Supplemental Order on Continuing Requirements After Expiration of Stay Home, Stay Safe
Effective June 19, 2020, all commercial entities in Dallas County providing goods or services directly to the public must develop and implement a health and safety policy.
The Health and Safety Policy must require, at a minimum, that all employees or visitors to the commercial entity’s business premises or other facilities wear face coverings.
Commercial entities must post the Health and Safety Policy required by this Executive Order in a conspicuous location sufficient to provide notice to employees and visitors of all health and safety requirements.
Failure to develop and implement the Health and Safety Policy required by this Executive Order within five (5) calendar days following the Effective Date may result in a fine not to exceed $500 for each violation.
Effective as of 11:59 p.m. on June 19, 2020, and continuing until 11:59 p.m. on August 4, 2020.
Planning Considerations
Businesses should review their Continuity of Operations Plan or Business Continuity Plan.
A Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) or Business Continuity Plan (BCP) outlines the job or service functions that are essential to keeping the business operational. Essential functions are often tied to public safety and health, job functions tied to laws or administrative codes and those functions that keep the business open. A healthy COOP or BCP plan will include:
- Details of the essential functions
- Key staff who perform the essential functions
- List of essential records, contracts and important information needed to keep the functions running
- Cross-trained personnel who can perform essential functions
Businesses should prepare for social distancing and absenteeism
Businesses should include ways to reduce interactions amongst employees. Explore whether you can establish policies and practices, such as flexible worksites, teleworking, flexible work hours (e.g., staggered shifts), to increase the physical distance among employees and between employees.
Be flexible with employees who become ill. It’s important that employees with signs of respiratory illness (fever and cough) stay home and seek medical care. Some employees with recent travel to a Level 3 Country may be placed under quarantine for 14 days.
DO NOT require proof of a negative COVID-19 test before employees return to work.
For more guidance on COOP or BCP planning, visit ready.gov/business
Additional Resources for Businesses
- Getting Your Workplace Ready for COVID-19 (WHO)
- Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (CDC) (Translations: English | Spanish)
- Printable flyers for the work place (CDC) (Translations: English | Spanish)
