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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-043	Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 16-20, CARES Act of 2020 - Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program Operating, Financial, and Reporting Instructions (Apr. 5, 2020)Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 - Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program Operating, Financial…	ETA Assistant Secretary to State Workforce Agencies	United States Department of Labor, ETA (federal agency)Federal	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-018	Memorandum, Expanded Temporary Enforcement Guidance on Respiratory Protection Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces in All Industries During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Apr. 8, 2020)Expanded Temporary Enforcement Guidance on Respiratory Protection Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces in All Industries During the…	OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs	United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)Federal	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Workplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-044	Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 17-20, CARES Act of 2020 - Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Program Operating, Financial, and Reporting Instructions (Apr. 10, 2020)Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 - Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Program Operating…	ETA Assistant Secretary to State Workforce Agencies	United States Department of Labor, ETA (federal agency)Federal	Apr. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-022	Memorandum, Enforcement Guidance on Decontamination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Apr. 24, 2020)Enforcement Guidance on Decontamination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)…	OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs	United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)Federal	Apr. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-013	Final rule, Extension of Certain Timeframes for Employee Benefit Plans, Participants, and Beneficiaries Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak, 85 Fed. Reg. 26351 (May 4, 2020)Extension of Certain Timeframes for Employee Benefit Plans, Participants, and Beneficiaries Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak	Secretary of Labor (EBSA) and Secretary of the Treasury (IRS)	United States Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, jointly with the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (federal agencies)Federal	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-023	Memorandum, Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (May 19, 2020; effective May 26, 2020)Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs to Regional Administrators and State Plan Designees	United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)Federal	May 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Workplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-012	Proclamation 10043 of May 29, 2020, Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers From the People's Republic of China, 85 Fed. Reg. 34353 (June 4, 2020)Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers From the People's Republic of China	President Donald J. Trump	President of the United States (proclamation with operative effect)Federal	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-056	USCIS alert, USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4 (May 27, 2020)USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4	USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-061	Phased Resumption of Routine Visa Services (July 14, 2020)Phased Resumption of Routine Visa Services	Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs	United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (federal agency)Federal	July 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-071	SEVP Broadcast Message, Follow-up: ICE continues March Guidance for Fall School Term (July 24, 2020), superseding the July 6, 2020 modificationsBroadcast Message: Follow-up: ICE continues March Guidance for Fall School Term	SEVP	United States Department of Homeland Security, ICE, SEVP (federal agency)Federal	July 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-005	Temporary final rule, Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due To the COVID-19 National Emergency: Partial Extension of Certain Flexibilities, 85 Fed. Reg. 51304 (Aug. 20, 2020)Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due To the COVID-19 National Emergency: Partial Extension of Certain…	Secretary of Homeland Security, through USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	Aug. 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-036	Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-5, Employers' obligation to exercise reasonable diligence in tracking teleworking employees' hours of work (Aug. 24, 2020)Employers' obligation to exercise reasonable diligence in tracking teleworking employees' hours of work	Wage and Hour Division Administrator (Cheryl M. Stanton)	United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (federal agency)Federal	Aug. 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-049	Temporary final rule, Asylum Interview Interpreter Requirement Modification Due to COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 59655 (Sept. 23, 2020)Asylum Interview Interpreter Requirement Modification Due to COVID-19	Secretary of Homeland Security, through USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	Sept. 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-006	Temporary final rule, Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency: Extension of Certain Flexibilities, 85 Fed. Reg. 82291 (Dec. 18, 2020)Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency	Secretary of Homeland Security, through USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	Dec. 18, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-030	Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace (Jan. 29, 2021; updated June 10 and Aug. 13, 2021)Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace	OSHA	United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)Federal	Jan. 29, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-046	Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 14-21, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) - Key Unemployment Insurance (UI) Provisions (Mar. 15, 2021)American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) - Key Unemployment Insurance (UI) Provisions	ETA Assistant Secretary (Suzan G. LeVine, Principal Deputy) to State Workforce Agencies	United States Department of Labor, ETA (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 15, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-025	Memorandum, Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Mar. 12, 2021)Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs (Patrick J. Kapust, Acting Director) to Regional Administrators and State Plan Designees	United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-026	OSHA Direction DIR 2021-01 (CPL 03), National Emphasis Program - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (record page), effective Mar. 12, 2021National Emphasis Program - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (James Frederick, Acting)	United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-087	OSHA Direction DIR 2021-01 (CPL 03), National Emphasis Program - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), effective Mar. 12, 2021 (full directive text)National Emphasis Program - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health	United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-074	SEVP Broadcast Message, ICE Continues March 2020 Guidance for the 2021-22 Academic Year (Apr. 26, 2021)Broadcast Message: ICE Continues March 2020 Guidance for the 2021-22 Academic Year	SEVP	United States Department of Homeland Security, ICE, SEVP (federal agency)Federal	Apr. 26, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-014	Temporary final rule, Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Fiscal Year 2021 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking To Change Employers, 86 Fed. Reg. 28198 (May 25, 2021)Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Fiscal Year 2021 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker…	Secretary of Homeland Security in consultation with the Secretary of Labor	United States Department of Homeland Security (USCIS) and Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification) (federal agencies)Federal	May 25, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-027	OSHA Direction DIR 2021-02 (CPL 02), Inspection Procedures for the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, June 28, 2021Inspection Procedures for the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard	Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health	United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)Federal	June 28, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read

ETA Assistant Secretary to State Workforce Agencies, Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 16-20, CARES Act of 2020 - Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) Program Operating, Financial, and Reporting Instructions (Apr. 5, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-043)
OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs, Memorandum, Expanded Temporary Enforcement Guidance on Respiratory Protection Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces in All Industries During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-018)
ETA Assistant Secretary to State Workforce Agencies, Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 17-20, CARES Act of 2020 - Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) Program Operating, Financial, and Reporting Instructions (Apr. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-044)
OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs, Memorandum, Enforcement Guidance on Decontamination of Filtering Facepiece Respirators in Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-022)
Secretary of Labor (EBSA) and Secretary of the Treasury (IRS), Final rule, Extension of Certain Timeframes for Employee Benefit Plans, Participants, and Beneficiaries Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak, 85 Fed. Reg. 26351 (May 4, 2020) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-013)
OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs to Regional Administrators and State Plan Designees, Memorandum, Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (May 19, 2020; effective May 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-023)
President Donald J. Trump, Proclamation 10043 of May 29, 2020, Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers From the People's Republic of China, 85 Fed. Reg. 34353 (June 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-012)
USCIS, USCIS alert, USCIS Preparing to Resume Public Services on June 4 (May 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-056)
Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Phased Resumption of Routine Visa Services (July 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-061)
SEVP, SEVP Broadcast Message, Follow-up: ICE continues March Guidance for Fall School Term (July 24, 2020), superseding the July 6, 2020 modifications (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-071)
Secretary of Homeland Security, through USCIS, Temporary final rule, Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due To the COVID-19 National Emergency: Partial Extension of Certain Flexibilities, 85 Fed. Reg. 51304 (Aug. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-005)
Wage and Hour Division Administrator (Cheryl M. Stanton), Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-5, Employers' obligation to exercise reasonable diligence in tracking teleworking employees' hours of work (Aug. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-036)
Secretary of Homeland Security, through USCIS, Temporary final rule, Asylum Interview Interpreter Requirement Modification Due to COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 59655 (Sept. 23, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-049)
Secretary of Homeland Security, through USCIS, Temporary final rule, Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency: Extension of Certain Flexibilities, 85 Fed. Reg. 82291 (Dec. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-006)
OSHA, Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace (Jan. 29, 2021; updated June 10 and Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-030)
ETA Assistant Secretary (Suzan G. LeVine, Principal Deputy) to State Workforce Agencies, Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 14-21, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) - Key Unemployment Insurance (UI) Provisions (Mar. 15, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-046)
OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs (Patrick J. Kapust, Acting Director) to Regional Administrators and State Plan Designees, Memorandum, Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Mar. 12, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-025)
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (James Frederick, Acting), OSHA Direction DIR 2021-01 (CPL 03), National Emphasis Program - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (record page), effective Mar. 12, 2021 (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-026)
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, OSHA Direction DIR 2021-01 (CPL 03), National Emphasis Program - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), effective Mar. 12, 2021 (full directive text) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-087)
SEVP, SEVP Broadcast Message, ICE Continues March 2020 Guidance for the 2021-22 Academic Year (Apr. 26, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-074)
Secretary of Homeland Security in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, Temporary final rule, Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Fiscal Year 2021 Numerical Limitation for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking To Change Employers, 86 Fed. Reg. 28198 (May 25, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-014)
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, OSHA Direction DIR 2021-02 (CPL 02), Inspection Procedures for the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, June 28, 2021 (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-027)

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