An Update on COVID-19: Executive Order 9-20 and the Construction Industry
March 24, 2020
On March 23, 2020, Governor Jim Justice issued Executive Order No. 9-20. Under the Order, all individuals within the State of West Virginia “are under a general stay-at-home order and are directed to stay at home or their place of residence unless performing an essential activity,” with “essential activity” defined by the Order. The intent of the Order is to “ensure that the maximum number of…