Proclamation of a State of Emergency for COVID-19 and Other Executive Actions (Governor of the State of California)

This order proclaims a state of emergency in California due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In preparing for and responding to COVID-19, all agencies of the state government use and employ state personnel, equipment, and facilities or perform any and all activities consistent with the direction of the Office of Emergency Services and the State Emergency Plan, as well as the California Department of Public Health and the Emergency Medical Services Authority. Also, all residents are to heed the advice of emergency officials with regards to this emergency in order to protect their safety.
The subsequent Executive Order N-51-20 provides that a Food Sector Worker shall be entitled to supplemental paid sick leave related to COVID-19. A Food Sector Worker is defined as, among others, a person working for a food facility and a person who delivers food from a food facility.