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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-031	OSHA citation of Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for a General Duty Clause violation (proposed penalty $13,494), announced Sept. 10, 2020U.S. Department of Labor Cites Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. for Failing to Protect Employees from Coronavirus	OSHA Sioux Falls Area Office; DOL Office of Public Affairs news release	United States Department of Labor, OSHA, Region 7 (federal agency; enforcement record)Federal	Sept. 10, 2020	2020 Q3	Workplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-032	OSHA citations of Hackensack Meridian Health Residential Care Inc., North Bergen, New Jersey (two serious, one other-than-serious; proposed penalty $28,070), announced Sept. 11, 2020U.S. Department of Labor Cites Hackensack Meridian Health Residential Care for Failing to Protect Employees from Coronavirus	OSHA Parsippany Area Office; DOL Office of Public Affairs	United States Department of Labor, OSHA, Region 2 (federal agency; enforcement record)Federal	Sept. 11, 2020	2020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-095	OSHA citation of JBS Foods Inc. (Swift Beef Company), Greeley, Colorado, for a General Duty Clause violation and a recordkeeping violation (proposed penalties $15,615), announced Sept. 11, 2020U.S. Department of Labor Cites JBS Foods Inc. for Failing to Protect Employees from Exposure to the Coronavirus	OSHA Denver Area Office; DOL Office of Public Affairs	United States Department of Labor, OSHA, Region 8 (federal agency; enforcement record)Federal	Sept. 11, 2020	2020 Q3	Workplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-002	Temporary rule (revision), Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, 85 Fed. Reg. 57677 (Sept. 16, 2020)Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act	Secretary of Labor, through the Wage and Hour Division	United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (federal agency)Federal	Sept. 11, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-069	ICE announces extension of I-9 compliance flexibility (Sept. 14, 2020, extending to Nov. 19, 2020)ICE announces extension of I-9 compliance flexibility	ICE	United States Department of Homeland Security, ICE (federal agency)Federal	Sept. 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	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-045	Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 09-21, Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 - Summary of Key Unemployment Insurance Provisions (Dec. 30, 2020)Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 - Summary of Key Unemployment Insurance Provisions	ETA Assistant Secretary to State Workforce Agencies	United States Department of Labor, ETA (federal agency)Federal	Dec. 30, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-010	Proclamation 10131 of December 31, 2020, Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue To Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market, 86 Fed. Reg. 417 (Jan. 6, 2021)Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue To Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market	President Donald J. Trump	President of the United States (proclamation with operative effect)Federal	Dec. 31, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineOther	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-011	Proclamation 10149 of February 24, 2021, Revoking Proclamation 10014, 86 Fed. Reg. 11847 (Mar. 1, 2021)Revoking Proclamation 10014	President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	President of the United States (proclamation with operative effect)Federal	Feb. 24, 2021	2021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
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
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-028	OSHA Direction DIR 2021-03 (CPL 03), Revised National Emphasis Program - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (record page), effective July 7, 2021Revised 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	July 7, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-088	OSHA Direction DIR 2021-03 (CPL 03), Revised National Emphasis Program - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), effective July 7, 2021 (full directive text)Revised 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	July 7, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-050	Temporary final rule, Asylum Interview Interpreter Requirement Modification Due to COVID-19 (second extension), 86 Fed. Reg. 51781 (Sept. 17, 2021)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. 17, 2021	2021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-033	OSHA, Inspections with COVID-19 Related Violations (establishment, inspection number, citation issuance date, initial penalty, standards cited), live page as of Sept. 26, 2026Inspections with COVID-19 related Violations	OSHA, Directorate of Enforcement Programs	United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency; enforcement record)Federal	Dec. 31, 2021		Context (guidance or announcement)Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read

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)
OSHA Sioux Falls Area Office; DOL Office of Public Affairs news release, OSHA citation of Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for a General Duty Clause violation (proposed penalty $13,494), announced Sept. 10, 2020 (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-031)
OSHA Parsippany Area Office; DOL Office of Public Affairs, OSHA citations of Hackensack Meridian Health Residential Care Inc., North Bergen, New Jersey (two serious, one other-than-serious; proposed penalty $28,070), announced Sept. 11, 2020 (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-032)
OSHA Denver Area Office; DOL Office of Public Affairs, OSHA citation of JBS Foods Inc. (Swift Beef Company), Greeley, Colorado, for a General Duty Clause violation and a recordkeeping violation (proposed penalties $15,615), announced Sept. 11, 2020 (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-095)
Secretary of Labor, through the Wage and Hour Division, Temporary rule (revision), Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, 85 Fed. Reg. 57677 (Sept. 16, 2020) (Sept. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-002)
ICE, ICE announces extension of I-9 compliance flexibility (Sept. 14, 2020, extending to Nov. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-069)
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)
ETA Assistant Secretary to State Workforce Agencies, Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 09-21, Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 - Summary of Key Unemployment Insurance Provisions (Dec. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-045)
President Donald J. Trump, Proclamation 10131 of December 31, 2020, Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue To Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market, 86 Fed. Reg. 417 (Jan. 6, 2021) (Dec. 31, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-010)
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)
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr, Proclamation 10149 of February 24, 2021, Revoking Proclamation 10014, 86 Fed. Reg. 11847 (Mar. 1, 2021) (Feb. 24, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-011)
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)
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, OSHA Direction DIR 2021-03 (CPL 03), Revised National Emphasis Program - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (record page), effective July 7, 2021 (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-028)
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, OSHA Direction DIR 2021-03 (CPL 03), Revised National Emphasis Program - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), effective July 7, 2021 (full directive text) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-088)
Secretary of Homeland Security, through USCIS, Temporary final rule, Asylum Interview Interpreter Requirement Modification Due to COVID-19 (second extension), 86 Fed. Reg. 51781 (Sept. 17, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-050)
OSHA, Directorate of Enforcement Programs, OSHA, Inspections with COVID-19 Related Violations (establishment, inspection number, citation issuance date, initial penalty, standards cited), live page as of Sept. 26, 2026 (Dec. 31, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-033)

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