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Ex. DUT-MN-019MDH, 'Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81' (web page, first captured July 23, 2020; updated through 2021)Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81Minnesota Department of HealthMinnesotaStateJuly 23, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-SC-012DHEC, Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Scenarios in Businesses (July 25, 2020)Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Scenarios in Businesses: positive employee; sick but no test; close contact of a case; return-to-work criteriaSouth Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)South CarolinaStateJuly 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-008DOLI, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) ETS FAQs' page: Frequently Asked Questions on 16VAC25-220, with the Department's notices of the standard's effective dates and of the 24-hour outbreak-reporting duties under 16VAC25-220-40.B.7.d and.e (page as captured February 1, 2021)Coronavirus (COVID-19) ETS FAQs, 16 VAC 25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes…Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) programVirginiaStateJuly 27, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. IN-035Executive Order 20-37Face Covering RequirementGovernor Eric J. HolcombIndianaStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NV-023Declaration of Emergency Directive 0282020-21 school year: mandatory face coverings for all K-12 students and staff; 3-foot and 6-foot distancing; hybrid models; isolation and…Governor Steve SisolakNevadaStateJuly 28, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-014COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020 version), covid19.ca.govCOVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020): the statewide operating conditions for retail establishments, with mandatory face…California Department of Public Health and Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), under the State Public Health Officer orders of May 7, 2020 (CA-015 paragraph 2, 'necessary modifications') and Aug. 28, 2020 (CA-017 paragraphs 1 and 8)CaliforniaStateJuly 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. VT-028Gubernatorial Directive No. 6 to All School Boards and SuperintendentsUniform School Reopening (no opening before September 8, 2020)Governor Philip B. ScottVermontStateJuly 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-032COVID-19 Directed Health Measures FAQ (cross-reference to Ex. NE-029; not re-saved)DHHS COVID-19 Directed Health Measures Frequently Asked QuestionsNebraska Department of Health and Human ServicesNebraskaStateJuly 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ME-033Executive Order 5 FY 20/21An Order Expanding Rent Supports and Continuing Housing ProtectionsGovernor Janet T. MillsMaineStateJuly 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MN-028Emergency Executive Order 20-82Authorizing and Directing the Commissioner of Education to Require School Districts and Charter Schools to Provide a Safe and Effective…Governor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateJuly 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-021Emergency Executive Order 20-82 (Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 school year)Implementing a Safe Learning Plan for the 2020-21 School YearGovernor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateJuly 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-VT-006ACCD Work Safe Guidance: 'Update 20 - New Work Safe Additions to the Be Smart, Stay Safe Order' (memorandum to Vermont Businesses and Employers, July 31, 2020), as captured by the Internet Archive on August 5, 2020Update on New Work Safe Additions to the Be Smart, Stay Safe Order: Mandatory Health & Safety Requirements for All Business, Non-Profit &…Agency of Commerce and Community Development (Secretary Lindsay Kurrle), under Executive Order 01-20 Addenda 10-12 and Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20 secs. 9(b) and 11VermontStateJuly 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MD-014Order of the Governor No. 20-07-29-01, Amending and Restating the Order of June 10, 2020, Allowing Reopening of Certain Businesses and Facilities, Subject to Local Regulation, and Generally Requiring Use of Face Coverings.. and Generally Requiring Use of Face CoveringsGovernor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.MarylandStateJuly 29, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. NV-024Declaration of Emergency Directive 029Phase Two and all expiring Directives continued for the duration of the emergency; local enforcement reaffirmedGovernor Steve SisolakNevadaStateJuly 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. VT-027Addendum 2 to Amended and Restated Executive Order No. 01-20Strengthening the Use of Facial Coverings (statewide mask mandate)Governor Philip B. ScottVermontStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WA-038Proclamation 20-12.1Higher Education - Fall 2020Governor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateJune 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-066MDHHS release, 'Emergency Order Requiring Testing of Agricultural and Food Processing Employees Remains in Effect' (describing the Aug. 3, 2020 order's testing requirements for migrant housing camp operators and agricultural, meat, poultry, egg and greenhouse employers, the Aug. 24 compliance deadline and the W.D. Mich. denial of a temporary restraining order)Emergency Order Requiring Testing of Agricultural and Food Processing Employees Remains in EffectMDHHS Director Robert Gordon (release describing the Emergency Order of Aug. 3, 2020, Ex. MI-042)Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (State agency), with the Department of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentStateAug. 17, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-015NJ TRANSIT press release, July 30, 2020: cash fares and front-door boarding resume Aug. 3, 2020 on buses with operator barriers; cash fares and front-door boarding 'remain temporarily suspended' on buses without barriers; face coverings required under EO 165 on all vehicles and in all stations and facilities and on outdoor platforms and stops where distancing is not practicable; 'Your Ride to Recovery' guidelines; employers asked to keep employees working from home or stagger hoursCash Fares and Front Door Boarding Resume on NJ TRANSIT Buses August 3rd - Protective Barriers Installed Near Bus OperatorsNew Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT)New JerseyStateJuly 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-012Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 EmergencyArkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, Information and Resources for Employers and Employees Affected by the COVID-19 Emergency…Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing (Secretary Daryl Bassett; Director Ralph T. Hudson)ArkansasStateAug. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-016Chapter 134 of the Laws of 2020 (S. 8835), amending Public Health Law §§ 3081(5) and 3082(1) (Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act)An act to amend the public health law, in relation to amending provisions regarding health care facilities and professionals during the…New York State Legislature (S. 8835, signed by Governor Cuomo August 3, 2020), amending Public Health Law article 30-D (Emergency or Disaster Treatment Protection Act, enacted April 3, 2020 as Part GGG of chapter 56 of 2020)New YorkStateAug. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MI-042MDHHS Public Health Order: Testing of agricultural and food-processing employeesEmergency Order requiring COVID-19 testing of migrant and seasonal agricultural workers and meat, poultry and egg processing employeesMichigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateAug. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MN-026Emergency Executive Order 20-79Modifying the Suspension of Evictions and Writs of Recovery During the COVID-19 Peacetime EmergencyGovernor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateJuly 14, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-012Senate Bill 359 (2020), Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety ActAn Act to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts, so as to provide for certain immunities from…General Assembly of Georgia (Senators Hufstetler, Tillery, Strickland, Albers, Kirkpatrick and others); approved by Governor Brian P. Kemp, August 5, 2020GeorgiaStateAug. 5, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-106MDTA news release, Aug. 6, 2020: full-time all-electronic (cashless) tolling permanent across Maryland (JFK Highway, Fort McHenry and Baltimore Harbor Tunnels, Nice/Middleton Bridge; Bay Bridge permanent since May 2020); video tolling at cash rates continues temporarily; former toll collectors reassigned, including as screeners at MDTA building entry points; E-ZPass Customer Service Centers at limited capacity during the state of emergencyGovernor Hogan Announces All-Electronic Tolling Now Permanent at All MDTA Facilities StatewideGovernor Larry Hogan and the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA), Executive Director Jim PortsMaryland (all MDTA toll facilities)StateAug. 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-009COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Institutions of Higher Education (August 7, 2020)Industry guidance for institutions of higher education: required face coverings, distancing, prohibition of indoor lectures in counties on…California Department of Public Health with Cal/OSHA (covid19.ca.gov)California Department of Public Health (State Public Health Officer) and Cal/OSHA, industry guidance for institutions of higher education under the Governor's orders; State levelStateAug. 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read