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Ex. MET-BOS-007City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public SchoolsCity of Boston, MassachusettsCityMar. 15, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-155Town of Brookline COVID-19 page as of May 1, 2020 (banner: 'Face coverings must be worn in public'; links to Voluntary Construction Suspension and Emergency Parking Rules)Brookline COVID-19 information page (brooklinema.gov/covid-19, raw Wayback capture of May 1, 2020)Town of BrooklineTown of Brookline, MassachusettsCityMay 1, 20202020 Q2Business closureFace-covering requirementOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MA-033Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces (Reopening Massachusetts, May 18, 2020), with the sector-specific workplace safety standards, protocol summaries and checklists issued under Order No. 33 s. 2 (May 2020 to May 2021)Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces: social distancing, hygiene protocols, staffing and operations, cleaning and disinfectingDepartment of Labor Standards and Department of Public Health (with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development), under COVID-19 Order No. 33, s. 2MassachusettsStateMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-121Nantucket Board of Health Emergency Order No. 13, island-wide face covering order (as described on the Town's Face Covering Orders page)Face Covering Orders (nantucket-ma.gov, captured Nov. 27, 2020): 'EMERGENCY ORDER No. 13... On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 the Board of Health…Nantucket Board of HealthTown and County of Nantucket, MassachusettsCityOct. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-093MBTA notice: face covering enforcement takes effect November 6, 2020Face Covering Enforcement Takes Effect November 6 (posted November 6, 2020)MBTAMassachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulatorNov. 6, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-073Advisory Regarding Face Coverings and Cloth Masks (updated July 30, 2021)DPH mask advisory for vaccinated and unvaccinated residentsDepartment of Public HealthMassachusettsStateJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-131Executive Orders Regarding Mandatory Face Coverings for Employees and for Visitors in all municipal buildingsCity of Worcester to Require Masks in Municipal Buildings (worcesterma.gov, August 10, 2021)City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr.City of Worcester, MassachusettsCityAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-048Minutes of the Board's special meeting of August 24, 2021 (vote authorizing the Commissioner to require face coverings in public schools)Board vote authorizing the Commissioner to require masks for all students age five and older and all staff in public schools through at…Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (special meeting of August 24, 2021)Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelStateAug. 24, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-149DESE mask requirement for all public school students (age 5+) and staff, August 25, 2021Massachusetts public school mask requirement, 2021-22 (ended Feb. 28, 2022)Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Commissioner, under Board vote of Aug. 24, 2021)MassachusettsStateAug. 25, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-081DESE mask requirement for all public K-12 students, staff and visitors for 2021-22 (issued Aug. 25, 2021; extended Sept. 27, Oct. 26, 2021 and Jan. 10, 2022)DESE universal mask requirement (Aug. 25, 2021)Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey C. Riley, under authority voted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Aug. 24, 2021MassachusettsSector regulatorAug. 25, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-019City of Boston announcement of the indoor mask mandate and Five-Point Plan for the Delta VariantMayor Janey announces indoor mask mandate for City of Boston (boston.gov, August 20, 2021)Acting Mayor Kim Janey (announcing the BPHC order of Aug. 20, 2021)City of Boston, MassachusettsCityAug. 20, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-150Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: masks mandated indoors in businesses, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice poster)MASK REQUIRED even if you are vaccinated... Masks are mandated indoors by order of the Brookline Department of Public Health, Effective…Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public HealthTown of Brookline (Norfolk County), MassachusettsCityAug. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-151Order of the Brookline Department of Public Health: face coverings mandatory in all common areas in buildings, effective August 27, 2021 (official notice)By order of the Brookline Department of Public Health, FACE COVERINGS ARE MANDATORY IN ALL COMMON AREAS in buildings. All adults and…Brookline Department of Public Health, Dr. Swannie Jett, Director of Public HealthTown of Brookline, MassachusettsCityAug. 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-130Two Emergency Orders: (1) Mandating Face Coverings in Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; (2) Requiring Employers to Report Positive Cases in the WorkplaceCity of Worcester Enacts Two Emergency Orders: Mask Mandate in All Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; Order for Employers to…Medical Director Michael P. Hirsh, M.D., Worcester Division of Public Health (City of Worcester)City of Worcester (Worcester County), MassachusettsCitySept. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-BOS-111Chelsea Board of Health Indoor Mask Mandate for all Indoor Public Spaces (POST-PERIOD)Board of Health Implements Mask Mandate for all Indoor Public Spaces (chelseama.gov, December 1, 2021)Chelsea Board of HealthCity of Chelsea, MassachusettsCityDec. 1, 2021Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source

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