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Ex. DUT-VT-019State v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. / Manovill v. State of Vermont, Scott and Donovan (Rutland Super. Ct., Civ. Div.): decision granting the State's motion to dismiss the gym owner's constitutional and takings claims (19 pages, week of September 28, 2020)Judge tosses bid by Rutland gym owner to collect from state over Covid-19 closure (VTDigger, Sept. 30, 2020)Judge Robert Mello, Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division (decision of September 2020); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), September 30, 2020Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)CourtSept. 30, 20202020 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-IN-010FY 2021 Comprehensive Federal Annual Monitoring Evaluation (FAME) Report, Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (evaluation period Oct. 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021)Federal OSHA's evaluation of IOSHA's FY 2021 enforcement, recording 3,157 COVID-heavy complaint investigations and inspections of COVID-19…U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Region V (Chicago)Indiana (State plan monitored by federal OSHA Region V)FederalOct. 1, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-020COVID-19: Guidance for Restaurants, Bars, and Other Businesses from the Wyoming Department of Health (October 1, 2020)COVID-19: Guidance for Restaurants, Bars, and Other Businesses from the Wyoming Department of HealthWyoming Department of HealthWyomingStateOct. 1, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-013Capitol Hill Baptist Church v. Bowser, No. 1:20-cv-02710 (TNM), Memorandum Opinion, ECF No. 43 (D.D.C. Oct. 9, 2020), 496 F. Supp. 3d 284Memorandum Opinion granting a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the District's gathering restrictions as applied to the Church's…United States District Court for the District of Columbia (McFadden, J.)District of ColumbiaCourtOct. 9, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyGathering capEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-019Citation, Wintonbury Care Center, Bloomfield, CT (respiratory protection; reporting)OSHA Inspection Detail 1472908, Wintonbury Care CenterOSHA, Hartford Area Office (Inspection No. 1472908)United States (Connecticut)FederalOct. 9, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-015Executive FAQ (published PDF)Frequently Asked Questions Regarding These Orders (Amended Targeted Mitigation Orders)Office of the Governor with the Pennsylvania Department of HealthPennsylvaniaStateOct. 6, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-009Va. Code section 8.01-225.03, Certain immunity for certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day care centers during a disaster under specific circumstances (text as it stood in 2021, before the 2024 amendments)Certain immunity for certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day care centers…General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 8.01, Chapter 3)VirginiaStateOct. 13, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyHealth care ordersOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-0102020 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I, Chapter 6 (House Bill 5059), An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8.01-225.03, relating to certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day care centers; immunity from civil liability; COVID-19; emergencyAn Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 8.01-225.03, relating to certain hospices, home care organizations…General Assembly of Virginia (2020 Special Session I); approved by Governor Ralph S. NorthamVirginiaStateOct. 13, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyHealth care ordersOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-HI-017News Release 2020-92, Circuit Court Decision Upholds Lawfulness of Governor's Emergency ProclamationsCircuit Court Decision Upholds Lawfulness of Governor's Emergency ProclamationsDepartment of the Attorney General, Clare E. Connors, Attorney GeneralHawaiiStateOct. 16, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyEmergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-019Columbus Ale House, Inc. v. Cuomo, No. 1:20-cv-04291-BMC, Doc. 20 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 16, 2020) (memorandum decision and order denying preliminary injunction against the midnight closing rule for New York City food service establishments)Memorandum Decision and Order, Columbus Ale House, Inc. d/b/a The Graham v. Andrew M. CuomoHon. Brian M. Cogan, U.S.D.J.New York (United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York)CourtOct. 16, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyCapacity limitCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-002N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 130A, Article 1, secs. 130A-1 to 130A-27, including sec. 130A-2 (definitions of 'imminent hazard', 'isolation authority', 'person', 'quarantine authority'), sec. 130A-17 (right of entry), sec. 130A-18 (injunction), sec. 130A-19 (abatement of public health nuisance), sec. 130A-20 (abatement of an imminent hazard), sec. 130A-23 (suspension and revocation of permits) and sec. 130A-25 (misdemeanor)Public Health: definitions, enforcement, nuisance and imminent-hazard abatement, permits, criminal penaltyGeneral Assembly of North CarolinaNorth CarolinaStateOct. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-017NMED News Release, 'Daily Rapid Response COVID-19 Watchlist published to further protect New Mexicans from COVID-19 exposure' (Oct. 20, 2020), with the watchlist of Oct. 19, 2020Announcement that NMED will publish daily the names of every entity with two or more rapid responses in fourteen days, to assist OHSB and…New Mexico Environment Department (Cabinet Secretary James C. Kenney)New MexicoStateOct. 20, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-016Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-443 (text in force 2020-2021)Safety committee; when required; membership; employee rights and remediesNebraska LegislatureNebraskaStateOct. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-0152020 PA 237 (MCL 408.1085), employer immunity for employee exposure to COVID-19 conditioned on compliance with all COVID-19 statutes, rules, regulations, executive orders and agency ordersAn act to amend the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act by adding section 85: no employer liability for an employee's COVID-19…Michigan Legislature (Enrolled House Bill 6031, 2020 PA 237, approved and filed Oct. 22, 2020)MichiganStateOct. 22, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-026Advisory Opinion 20-04 on the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act and the Secretary's Declaration under the Act (Oct. 22, 2020, as modified Oct. 23, 2020)Advisory Opinion 20-04 on the PREP Act and the Secretary's DeclarationDepartment of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel (Robert P. Charrow, General Counsel)United StatesFederalOct. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-015WAC 246-215-08455 (Washington Retail Food Code)Imminent health hazard—Ceasing operations and reporting (FDA Food Code 8-404.11)Washington State Board of HealthWashingtonStateOct. 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-028Laramie County Health Officer Public Health Order #10-2020 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-035)Order Requiring All Adults Within Laramie County, Wyoming, Including the City of Cheyenne, to Wear Face Coverings in Certain PlacesLaramie County Health Officer Stanley E. Hartman, M.D., with the written authorization of State Health Officer Alexia HarristLaramie County, Wyoming (including the City of Cheyenne)CountyOct. 30, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NM-012Grisham v. Reeb, 2021-NMSC-006, 480 P.3d 852, No. S-1-SC-38336 (N.M. Nov. 5, 2020)Opinion holding that the Legislature empowered the Governor and Secretary of Health to enforce public health emergency orders restricting…Supreme Court of New Mexico (Vigil, J., for a unanimous Court)New MexicoCourtNov. 5, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-020Common COVID-19 Citations: Helping Employers Better Protect Workers and Comply with OSHA Regulations (Nov. 2020)Common COVID-19 CitationsOccupational Safety and Health AdministrationUnited StatesFederalNov. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-025COVID-19 Order No. 55 (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-035; cross-reference, not re-saved)Revised Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public PlacesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateNov. 2, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-UT-018UOSH Emergency Rule, Utah Administrative Code R614-1-5.F, Face Mask Use to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (Filing No. 53189)UOSH Emergency Rule -- Face Mask Use to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (Utah Admin. Code R614-1-5.F)Utah Labor Commission, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH), 'At the direction of Governor Gary Herbert'UtahStateNov. 9, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-UT-019Utah State Bulletin, Vol. 2020, No. 23 (December 1, 2020), Notice of Emergency (120-Day) Rule, Utah Admin. Code R614-1-5, Filing No. 53189Notice of Emergency (120-Day) Rule: R614-1-5, Adoption and Extension of Established Federal Safety Standards and General Safety Orders…Utah Office of Administrative Rules (Utah State Bulletin), publishing the Labor Commission's notice of emergency rule (agency head Jaceson R. Maughan, Commissioner, authorization dated November 6, 2020)UtahStateDec. 1, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-013Statute: Evidence Code section 669, presumption of failure to exercise due care from violation of a statute, ordinance or regulationEvidence Code section 669: the failure of a person to exercise due care is presumed if the person violated a statute, ordinance or…California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)CaliforniaStateNov. 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-025Directed Health Measure Order 2020-SCHD-012 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-021; not re-saved)Directed Health Measure Order 2020-SCHD-012 (winter re-tightening): mandatory operating conditionsNebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public Health Gary Anthone, M.D.Nebraska (Sarpy and Cass Counties; the same text was issued for every district)StateNov. 9, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-026Directed Health Measure Order 2020-SCHD-012, guidance clauses (cross-reference to Ex. NE-021; not re-saved)Directed Health Measure Order 2020-SCHD-012: guidance-adherence clausesNebraska DHHS, Chief Medical Officer / Director of Public HealthNebraskaStateNov. 9, 20202020 Q4Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read