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Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-030Protecting 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 WorkplaceOSHAUnited States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)FederalJan. 29, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLE-041RTA Statement on Mandatory Face Coverings on Public Transportation (Feb. 5, 2021)RTA Statement on Mandatory Face Coverings on Public TransportationGreater Cleveland Regional Transit AuthorityCuyahoga County, Ohio (GCRTA service area)Sector regulatorFeb. 5, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MS-005Miss. Code Ann. § 33-15-11(b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(17) and (c)(1) (legislative reprint of 2021)Emergency Management Law: Governor's powers to secure compliance with orders through law enforcement and the boards of health; proclamation…Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 33, ch. 15, Mississippi Emergency Management Law); Governor as the officer empoweredMississippiStateFeb. 2, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-AUS-087CapMetro press release: 'CapMetro Reminds Customers: Face Masks Are Required - New Federal Regulations Require Face Masks Nationwide on Public Transit'Release confirming that face masks are required of customers and employees on CapMetro services and at facilities, strengthened by the CDC…Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro), a political subdivision transit authorityCapital Metropolitan Transportation Authority service area (Austin and suburbs)Sector regulatorFeb. 2, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAT-062VIA COVID-19 information page (captured July 24, 2021): masks required per federal order; GA-34 does not affect VIA's requirementVIA COVID-19 page: 'Masks will be required per federal order'VIA Metropolitan TransitVIA Metropolitan TransitSector regulatorJuly 24, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-062July 2021 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information: jurisdiction announcements (last updated May 18, 2021) recording the courts' and boards' orders that the July 2021 examination be administered remotely (AZ Apr. 14; CA Feb. 26; CO Mar. 10; CT Feb. 11; DE Mar. 15; DC Feb. 10; FL Apr. 12; GA Mar. 24; IL Mar. 1; IN Mar. 30; IA Mar. 11; KY Feb. 23; LA Apr. 8; ME Apr. 26; MD Feb. 26; MA Feb. 17; MI Apr. 21; NH Mar. 3; NJ Mar. 11; NY Mar. 5; NC Mar. 22; OH Mar. 3; PA Feb. 12; RI Apr. 9; TN Feb. 16; UT Mar. 19; VT Mar. 8; VI; WA Mar. 5; WI) and Oregon's in-person planJuly 2021 Bar Exam Jurisdiction Information (map, announcements and table)National Conference of Bar ExaminersAll U.S. jurisdictions; NCBE inventory of supreme court and board orders for the July 2021 bar examinationCourtMay 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MT-087Senate Bill 65 (2021): COVID-19 civil liability protections for businesses, health care providers, nonprofit organizations and places of worship that take measures to protect individuals from COVID-19 and follow public health guidanceSenate Bill No. 65 (2021), COVID-19 liability protectionsMontana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, signed by Governor Gianforte Feb. 10, 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-013Standing Order re Resumption of the Foreclosure Mediation Program (virtual mediations from March 1, 2021)Standing order resuming foreclosure mediations, virtually, effective March 1, 2021Superior Court, Chief Administrative Judge, Civil DivisionConnecticut Superior Court (Chief Administrative Judge, Civil Division) (statewide)CourtFeb. 25, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-047Memorandum on proposed amendments to 603 CMR 27.08 (Board meeting of March 5, 2021, item 1b, with strikethrough text)Board's March 5, 2021 emergency amendment authorizing the Commissioner to determine when hybrid and remote learning models no longer count…Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley (memorandum to the Board)Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelStateMar. 5, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-HOU-065Fort Bend County Local Mask Order (county posting)Fort Bend County Local Mask OrderCounty Judge KP GeorgeFort Bend County, TexasCountyMar. 9, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAT-058VIA release: mask requirement still in effect for VIA customers after GA-34Mask Requirement Still in Effect for VIA CustomersVIA Metropolitan TransitVIA Metropolitan TransitSector regulatorMar. 3, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-STL-067Sixth Amended Quarantine and Isolation OrderSixth Amended Quarantine and Isolation OrderSt. Louis County Department of Public Health (Acting Director Dr. Faisal Khan)St. Louis County, MissouriCountyApr. 21, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Quarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FOR-027Third Declaration of a State of Emergency (Apr. 23, 2021; Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, later expanded) and Fourth Declaration (announced July 8, 2021; Tokyo from July 12, 2021; Okinawa continued; expanded in August to Osaka, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa and other prefectures), extended to Sept. 30, 2021; quasi-emergency measures in additional prefecturesThird and fourth states of emergency (2021)Government of Japan under art. 32(1) of the Act on Special MeasuresJapanForeign governmentApr. 23, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-074SEVP 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 YearSEVPUnited States Department of Homeland Security, ICE, SEVP (federal agency)FederalApr. 26, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-038Declaration of Emergency Directive 044 (Transition to Local Control), Apr. 19, 2021, ss. 4, 5, 6Termination of statewide social distancing April 30, 2021; transition to county Local Plans May 1, 2021; Baseline Statewide Mitigation…Governor Steve SisolakNevadaStateApr. 19, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NV-039Declaration of Emergency Directive 045, May 3, 2021, s. 4, as amended by Directive 047 s. 2, July 27, 2021 (Ex. NV-041)Face coverings required 'in a manner consistent with current guidance issued by the CDC, and any subsequent guidance issued by the CDC'…Governor Steve SisolakNevadaStateMay 3, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MI-070MDHHS Emergency Order: Testing requirements for residential care facilitiesResidential care facility testing order of May 5, 2021Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Elizabeth Hertel)MichiganStateMay 5, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-093CCDF-ACF-IM-2021-02, ARP Act Child Care Stabilization Grants (May 10, 2021)ARP Act Child Care Stabilization Grants (CCDF-ACF-IM-2021-02)Office of Child Care, ACF, HHSUnited States (federal); Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child CareFederalMay 10, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careWorkplace rulesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IN-089Senate Enrolled Act 5 (2021), 'Local Health Departments; Public Health Emergencies' (law-firm description)Local health orders more stringent than the Governor's executive order require approval of the county or city legislative body; appeal…Indiana General Assembly (Senate Enrolled Act 5, 2021), as described in Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, 'The 2021 Indiana General Assembly in Review' (June 30, 2021)IndianaStateMay 10, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. IN-095Senate Enrolled Act 5 (2021) (enrolled act text)Local Health Departments; Public Health Emergencies (adding Ind. Code § 16-20-1-21.5 and § 16-22-8-31.3)Indiana General AssemblyIndianaStateMay 10, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SLC-031Executive Order (No. 1 of 2021), Masks in City Facilities, as described in the City's release of May 11, 2021Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall Signs Executive Order Requiring Masks in City Facilities (release)Mayor Erin Mendenhall (release describing Executive Order 1 of 2021)Salt Lake City, Utah (City facilities)CityMay 10, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-008Washington State Legislature bill summary, SB 5115 (2021-22), Establishing health emergency labor standardsESSB 5115, Health Emergency Labor Standards Act: occupational-disease presumption for frontline employees during a public health emergency…Washington State Legislature; signed by Governor Inslee May 11, 2021Washington; Legislature (Health Emergency Labor Standards Act, administered by the Department of Labor and Industries)StateMay 11, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SLC-032Amended Executive Order, Masks in City Facilities (exception for fully vaccinated individuals), as described in the City's release of May 14, 2021Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall Amends Executive Order to Make Exception for Vaccinated Individuals (release)Mayor Erin Mendenhall (release describing the amended executive order)Salt Lake City, Utah (City facilities)CityMay 14, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-151Release: Quarantine protocols eased for those traveling to the CNMI who are fully vaccinatedQuarantine protocols eased for fully vaccinated travelers (May 15, 2021)Governor Ralph DLG. Torres / COVID-19 Task Force and CHCCCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Governor / COVID-19 Task ForceTerritorialMay 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-157State laws and orders barring school districts from requiring masks (2021)State bans on school mask mandates, 2021-22, and their litigation historyState legislatures and governorsArizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, UtahStateMay 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherConfirmed from a secondary source

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