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Ex. DUT-IL-013Guidance for Employers and Employees on Workers' Rights and Safety During the Restore Illinois Plan (revision of December 9, 2020)State guidance stating that federal and Illinois law require employers to maintain a safe and healthy workplace, that employers are required…Office of the Illinois Attorney General (Kwame Raoul), with the Governor's Office, Illinois Department of Labor, Illinois Department of Employment Security and Illinois Department of Public HealthIllinoisStateDec. 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-013IDOL web page, 'Non-formal IOSHA Complaints Related to COVID-19' (live page, rendered Sept. 28, 2026; the page refers to the May 1, 2020 Back On Track plan and to the IDOL COVID-19 page, Ex. DUT-IN-014)IDOL statement that COVID-19 workplace complaints are received and processed through the IOSHA formal and non-formal complaint processIndiana Department of Labor (IOSHA)IndianaStateMay 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ID-007IDAPA 16.02.10, Idaho Reportable Diseases (2020 edition of the Idaho Administrative Code; subsections of Section 065 amended effective March 20, 2020)Idaho Reportable Diseases: investigation and control of reportable diseases; closure of places of public assembly; orders for isolation and…Idaho Board of Health and Welfare (rulemaking) and Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Public HealthIdahoStateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-02342 C.F.R. 483.80 (infection control; COVID-19 reporting; COVID-19 testing)§ 483.80 Infection controlCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (condition of participation for long-term care facilities)United StatesFederalOct. 4, 20162020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-014SH3 Health Consulting, LLC v. Page, No. 4:20-cv-00605-SRC, Doc. 27 (E.D. Mo. May 8, 2020) (Memorandum and Order denying temporary restraining order), reported at 459 F. Supp. 3d 1212SH3 Health Consulting, LLC, et al. v. St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page, et al.: Memorandum and OrderUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (Clark, J.)Missouri (Eastern District of Missouri; St. Louis City and St. Louis County orders)CourtMay 8, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-019COVID-19 Re-opening Plan -- Frequently Asked Questions (updated May 10, 2020)Rhode Island Department of Human Services, COVID-19 Re-opening Plan -- Frequently Asked QuestionsRhode Island Department of Human Services (Child Care Licensing)Rhode IslandStateMay 10, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-018Phase I: General Business/Organization GuidelinesPhase I: General Business/Organization Guidelines (Reopening RI)State of Rhode Island, Reopening RI (the Governor's reopening program, published with the Rhode Island Department of Health and the Department of Business Regulation at ReopeningRI.com, the site the executive orders directed businesses to consult)Rhode IslandStateMay 13, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MN-020Emergency Executive Order 20-54, Protecting Workers from Unsafe Working Conditions and Retaliation During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency (May 13, 2020)Protecting Workers from Unsafe Working Conditions and Retaliation During the COVID-19 Peacetime EmergencyGovernor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateMay 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Workplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-018State of Vermont v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division, filed May 15, 2020): complaint for preliminary injunction and civil penalties; temporary restraining order granted May 15, 2020Vermont AG files first Covid-19 non-compliance lawsuit against Rutland gym (VTDigger, May 15, 2020)State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan (plaintiff); Rutland Superior Court (temporary restraining order); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), May 15, 2020Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)CourtMay 15, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-NH-017He-P 2303.01 (Incorporation of the 2017 Food Code), within He-P 2300Sanitary Production and Distribution of FoodDepartment of Health and Human Services (administrative rules adopted under RSA 143-A:9)New HampshireStateMay 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-006Regs. Conn. State Agencies § 19-13-B1 (conditions specifically declared to constitute public nuisances) and § 19-13-B2 (abatement of nuisance)Public Health Code, Chapter II, Environmental Health: Public Nuisances, §§ 19-13-B1 to 19-13-B2Commissioner of Public Health (Public Health Code, Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies), under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-36ConnecticutStateJune 1, 20062020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-010Presentation, 'Opening Alaska Safely During COVID-19 Pandemic'Opening Alaska Safely During COVID-19 Pandemic (AKOSH presentation on the Health Mandates, mitigation plans and the general duty)Christina Lewis, MS REHS, Industrial Hygienist, Alaska Occupational Safety and Health (AKOSH), Department of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentAlaskaStateMay 19, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-003Press release, 'AG Healey Announces Enhanced Resources for Workers to Report Safety Concerns As State Begins Phased Reopening' (May 20, 2020)Attorney General's statement that the mandatory safety standards apply to all workplaces, that every business must adopt a written COVID-19…Attorney General Maura Healey (Office of the Attorney General, Fair Labor Division)MassachusettsStateMay 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-017Memorandum opinion, Antietam Battlefield KOA v. Hogan, No. 1:20-cv-01130-CCB, ECF No. 40 (D. Md. May 20, 2020) (refusing a preliminary injunction against the Governor's orders)Antietam Battlefield KOA, et al. v. Lawrence J. Hogan, et al., Memorandum (Civil Action No. CCB-20-1130)United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Blake, J.)Maryland (United States District Court for the District of Maryland)CourtMay 20, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-01376 O.S. 111 (SB 1946, 2020)Liability (civil actions claiming injury from exposure or potential exposure to COVID-19)Oklahoma Legislature (Senate Bill 1946, 2d Sess., 57th Leg.; signed by Governor Stitt)OklahomaStateMay 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-008COVID-19 FAQ From AKOSH Consultation and Training TeamCOVID-19 FAQ (AKOSH Consultation and Training)AKOSH Consultation and Training Team, Labor Standards and Safety Division, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentAlaskaStateMay 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-014IDOL web page, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19)' (www.in.gov/dol/3142.htm), Wayback Machine capture of May 29, 2020IDOL's COVID-19 page: IOSHA will continue to accept and process COVID-19 safety and health complaints; the PPE standards and the General…Indiana Department of Labor (IOSHA)IndianaStateMay 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OK-00863 O.S. 6403Declaration of Catastrophic Health Emergency - Governor's AuthorityOklahoma Legislature (Catastrophic Health Emergency Powers Act)OklahomaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-020Phase II: General Business/Organization GuidelinesPhase II: General Business/Organization Guidelines (Reopening RI)State of Rhode Island, Reopening RI (with the Rhode Island Department of Health and the Department of Business Regulation)Rhode IslandStateMay 28, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-009Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions (COVID-19), Last Updated June 3, 2020Iowa Attorney General, Frequently Asked Health-Related Legal Questions (COVID-19 public health disaster)Office of the Attorney General of Iowa (Thomas J. Miller)IowaStateJune 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-005Public Act 101-0633 (House Bill 2455), amending 820 ILCS 310/1 to add subsection (g)COVID-19 rebuttable presumption of occupational disease for first responders and front-line workers, including employees of essential…Illinois General Assembly; Governor JB Pritzker (approved June 5, 2020)IllinoisStateJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-006820 ILCS 310/1(g) (codified COVID-19 presumption)Codified text of the COVID-19 first-responder and front-line-worker presumption, its definition reaching employees of every essential…Illinois General Assembly (Workers' Occupational Diseases Act as amended)IllinoisStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-010K.S.A. 65-202 (2019), Duties of local health officers; investigation of communicable disease; 'all known measures to prevent the spread'65-202. Oath and bond of local health officers; duties and compensation; inspection of school buildings, county option; employment of…Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2019 statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2020)KansasStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-011K.S.A. 48-939 (2019), Penalty for violation of the act or of orders or proclamations thereunder (text in force March 12 to June 8, 2020)48-939. Penalty for violation of act or rules and regulations, orders or proclamations thereunderKansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2019 statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2020)KansasStateApr. 11, 19752020 Q2Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-014K.S.A. 60-5502, Definitions, including (j) 'public health directives'60-5502. DefinitionsKansas Legislature (K.S.A., Revisor of Statutes)KansasStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read