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Ex. SEC-19-001Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce, Version 1.0Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 ResponseDepartment of Homeland Security, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)United StatesFederalMar. 19, 20202020 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-035Interpretive Guidance COVID19-04 (Mar. 23, 2020)Interpretive Guidance COVID19-04: Order of the Governor Number 20-03-23-01, Amending and Restating the Order of March 19, 2020, Prohibiting…Office of Legal Counsel to the GovernorMarylandStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closurePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-034COVID-19 Essential Services list (Exhibit A to COVID-19 Orders No. 13 and No. 21), as updated Mar. 31, 2020COVID-19: Essential Services (mass.gov page as archived Apr. 2, 2020)Governor Charles D. Baker (Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development)MassachusettsStateMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Business closurePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-002Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce, Version 2.0Advisory Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response (Version 2.0)CISAUnited StatesFederalMar. 28, 20202020 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-032Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims news release of Apr. 2, 2020Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims (week ending Mar. 28, 2020)Department of Labor, Employment and Training AdministrationUnited StatesFederalApr. 2, 20202020 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-017Unemployment Insurance Program Letter No. 15-20Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 - Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) Program Operating…Department of Labor, Employment and Training AdministrationUnited StatesFederalApr. 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q3OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-19-012Executive Order 2020-42Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life (rescission of Executive Order 2020-21)Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateApr. 9, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-003Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce, Version 3.0Advisory Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response (Version 3.0)CISAUnited StatesFederalApr. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-011Executive Order 2020-59Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life (rescission of Executive Order 2020-42)Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateApr. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-043Executive Order 2020-70Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect life (rescission of Executive Order 2020-59)Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateMay 1, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-013Proclamation 20-25.3Safe Start - Stay Healthy (Phase I low-risk activities incl. landscaping and lawn care)Governor Jay InsleeWashingtonStateMay 4, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-19-038The Employment Situation - April 2020 (news release of May 8, 2020)The Employment Situation - April 2020Bureau of Labor StatisticsUnited StatesFederalMay 8, 20202020 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-015Fingerprinting FAQs (May 15, 2020)Fingerprinting FAQs: IdentoGO site closures, appointment-only service and Act 18 deadline extensionDepartment of Human Services (Office of Children, Youth and Families), with the Commonwealth's fingerprint vendor IdentoGO (IDEMIA)PennsylvaniaStateMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-014Executive Order 2020-110Temporary restrictions on certain events, gatherings, and businesses (MI Safe Start Stage 4; rescission of Executive Orders 2020-69 and…Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateJune 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Business closureTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-04115 U.S.C. 9023 (Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation)15 U.S.C. 9023, Emergency increase in unemployment compensation benefits (2020 edition text)Congress (CARES Act sec. 2104, as amended by the Continued Assistance for Unemployed Workers Act of 2020 and ARPA sec. 9013)United StatesFederalMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-026Executive Order 2021-20 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 87)Executive Order regarding face coverings and vaccination requirements for health care workers, school personnel and higher educationGovernor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateAug. 26, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-020COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and SubcontractorsCOVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (Sept. 24, 2021)Safer Federal Workforce Task ForceUnited StatesFederalSept. 24, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-19-040FRED series TEMPHELPS, All Employees, Temporary Help ServicesAll Employees, Temporary Help Services (TEMPHELPS), thousands of persons, seasonally adjustedFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED), mirroring BLS CES series CES6056132001United StatesFederalSept. 26, 2026OtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-19-044Staffing Industry Statistics (ASA research page)Staffing Industry StatisticsAmerican Staffing AssociationUnited States (trade association)FederalSept. 26, 2026OtherConfirmed from a secondary source

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