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In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, state and local governments instituted a number of measures to require “non-essential” employees to work remotely (or not at all) rather than reporting to their physical work locations. In light of decreasing rates of COVID-19 infections in certain geographic areas, state and local governments in those....

On March 19, 2020, in response to the growing Covid-19 pandemic impacting California and the U.S., Governor Gavin Newsom issued the nation’s first stay-at-home order closing all “nonessential” businesses and ordering residents to “shelter-at-home.” As many businesses across the country have lost customers and income during the pandemic, and others have been closed by government....

California’s Executive Branch, judiciary and local governmental authorities have responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by issuing a succession of Executive Orders, Judicial Council Emergency Rules and enacting a series of ordinances.  These Executive Orders, Emergency Rules from the California Judicial Council and numerous local ordinances have eroded the rights of private property owners in the name....