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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-OR-011	Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Workplace Advisory Memo (6.27b): Business/Employer Enforcement of the Oregon Health Authority 'Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance' (issued June 27, 2020; revised June 30, 2020)Business/Employer Enforcement of the Oregon Health Authority 'Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance'	Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Department of Consumer and Business Services	OregonState	June 27, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-024	Face Covering Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settings) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-016)Face Covering Directive, secs. 2, 4 and 5 (business duty; exceptions; enforcement)	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	July 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-019	MDH, '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 20-81	Minnesota Department of Health	MinnesotaState	July 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-WV-027	Executive Order 77-20 (Face Covering Order), paras. 1 and 2 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-051; predecessor EO 50-20, Ex. WV-041; not re-saved)Face coverings in every confined indoor public space regardless of distancing; businesses 'shall require compliance..., shall post adequate…	Governor Jim Justice	West VirginiaState	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-010	Division of Small Business, COVID-19 posters for businesses (required signage pack: face covering, social distancing, hand hygiene)DSB COVID-19 Posters (business signage required by the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Responsibilities of all Businesses)	Delaware Division of Small Business	DelawareState	May 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-KY-018	902 KAR 2:210E (new emergency administrative regulation)Covering the face in response to declared national or state public health emergency	Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health, Division of Epidemiology (Secretary Eric C. Friedlander; Governor Andy Beshear)	KentuckyState	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyBusiness closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-016	FAQ on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency 5 (face coverings)Frequently Asked Questions on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency Five	Office of the Governor and Virginia Department of Health	VirginiaState	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-004	Emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 adding Section 690.50, Pandemic or Epidemic Respiratory Disease - Emergency ProvisionsFace-covering and gathering requirements binding every business, service, facility and organization open to the public or to employees, with…	Illinois Department of Public Health	IllinoisState	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-018	Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66)In the Matter of the Full-On Premises Sales License Held By Central Pastime, LLC, dba Central Pastime, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and…	Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.)	OregonCourt	Aug. 6, 2025	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-025	Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and limiting group size, bar and restaurant capacity and hours, and requiring face coverings statewide (cross-reference to Ex. MT-018)November 17, 2020 Directive, Parts I-III and Enforcement	Governor Steve Bullock	MontanaState	Nov. 17, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-029	Statewide Public Health Order #4 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-040)Statewide Public Health Order Requiring Face Coverings in Certain Places, With Exceptions	Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist	WyomingState	Dec. 7, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-HI-014	State Roadmap to Recovery and Resilience: Guidance for Reopening Food Services Sector (Restaurants, Markets, and Food Manufacturing), Ver. 1.0State Roadmap to Recovery and Resilience, Guidance for Reopening Food Services Sector, May 21, 2020, Ver. 1.0	Department of Health, Environmental Health Administration (Sanitation Branch)	HawaiiState	May 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-024	COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places Where Social Distancing Is Not Possible	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	May 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-028	Laramie 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 Places	Laramie County Health Officer Stanley E. Hartman, M.D., with the written authorization of State Health Officer Alexia Harrist	Laramie County, Wyoming (including the City of Cheyenne)County	Oct. 30, 2020	2020 Q4	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-025	COVID-19 Order No. 55 (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-035; cross-reference, not re-saved)Revised Order Requiring Face Coverings in Public Places	Governor Charles D. Baker	MassachusettsState	Nov. 2, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-031	Emergency Ordinance No. 42309, Prevention of COVID-19 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-072; not re-saved)Duty of every entity maintaining premises open to the public to require face coverings	Omaha City Council (emergency ordinance), approved by Mayor Jean Stothert	City of Omaha, NebraskaCity	Aug. 11, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementOperating condition	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-TN-015	Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-14Constitutionality of Governmental Mandate to Wear Face Coverings	Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee	TennesseeState	July 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-020	The Flinn Report, Vol. 44, Issue 34 (Aug. 21, 2020), summarizing the IDPH emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 at 44 Ill. Reg. 13807, effective August 7, 2020Official JCAR record fixing the Illinois Register citation and effective date of the business face-covering and gathering rule and…	Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), Illinois General Assembly (The Flinn Report)	IllinoisState	Aug. 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-019	MOSH Fact Sheet (April 2020)COVID-19 Facemasks vs. Respirators: Understanding the Difference	Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-012	Oregon OSHA, Temporary Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Workplace Risks: Questions and Answers (originally issued Nov. 23, 2020; version of Nov. 23, 2020)Temporary Rule Addressing The COVID-19 Workplace Risks: Questions and Answers	Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services	OregonState	Nov. 23, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-016	Press release, 'Gov. Pritzker Announces Efforts to Protect Illinois Communities and Frontline Workers in Response to Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic' (announcing the IDPH emergency rules for businesses, schools and child care and the signing of SB 471)Official description of the three-step enforcement of the business face-covering and gathering rule (written notice; order to disperse…	Governor JB Pritzker (Office of the Governor release, with IDPH Director Ngozi Ezike)	IllinoisState	Aug. 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-008	29 U.S.C. 654 (2020 ed.)Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause)	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, sec. 5, 84 Stat. 1593), administered by OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor (Bismarck Area Office, Region 8)	United States (applicable in North Dakota, a federal-OSHA jurisdiction without an approved State plan)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-008	COVID-19 FAQ From AKOSH Consultation and Training TeamCOVID-19 FAQ (AKOSH Consultation and Training)	AKOSH Consultation and Training Team, Labor Standards and Safety Division, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development	AlaskaState	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-015	DECD, Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers (Apr. 7, 2020; version captured Apr. 15, 2020)Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers - Keeping your team members safe	Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, under Executive Order No. 7V § 1	ConnecticutState	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-015	DPH Administrative Order, Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening GuidanceState of Georgia Department of Public Health Administrative Order: Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening Guidance	Georgia Department of Public Health (Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner and State Health Officer)	GeorgiaState	Sept. 15, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOperating condition	Primary source read

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Workplace Advisory Memo (6.27b): Business/Employer Enforcement of the Oregon Health Authority 'Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance' (issued June 27, 2020; revised June 30, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OR-011)
Governor Steve Bullock, Face Covering Directive (Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and providing for the mandatory use of face coverings in certain settings) (cross-reference to Ex. MT-016) (July 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-024)
Minnesota Department of Health, MDH, 'Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81' (web page, first captured July 23, 2020; updated through 2021) (Ex. DUT-MN-019)
Governor Jim Justice, Executive Order 77-20 (Face Covering Order), paras. 1 and 2 (cross-reference to Ex. WV-051; predecessor EO 50-20, Ex. WV-041; not re-saved) (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WV-027)
Delaware Division of Small Business, Division of Small Business, COVID-19 posters for businesses (required signage pack: face covering, social distancing, hand hygiene) (May 31, 2020) (Ex. DUT-DE-010)
Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health, Division of Epidemiology (Secretary Eric C. Friedlander; Governor Andy Beshear), 902 KAR 2:210E (new emergency administrative regulation) (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-KY-018)
Office of the Governor and Virginia Department of Health, FAQ on Executive Order 63 and Order of Public Health Emergency 5 (face coverings) (May 29, 2020) (Ex. DUT-VA-016)
Illinois Department of Public Health, Emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 adding Section 690.50, Pandemic or Epidemic Respiratory Disease - Emergency Provisions (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IL-004)
Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.), Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66) (Ex. DUT-OR-018)
Governor Steve Bullock, Directive implementing Executive Orders 2-2020 and 3-2020 and limiting group size, bar and restaurant capacity and hours, and requiring face coverings statewide (cross-reference to Ex. MT-018) (Nov. 17, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MT-025)
Wyoming Department of Health, State Health Officer Alexia Harrist, Statewide Public Health Order #4 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-040) (Dec. 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WY-029)
Department of Health, Environmental Health Administration (Sanitation Branch), State Roadmap to Recovery and Resilience: Guidance for Reopening Food Services Sector (Restaurants, Markets, and Food Manufacturing), Ver. 1.0 (May 21, 2020) (Ex. DUT-HI-014)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 31 (May 1, 2020) (library exhibit MA-016; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-024)
Laramie County Health Officer Stanley E. Hartman, M.D., with the written authorization of State Health Officer Alexia Harrist, Laramie County Health Officer Public Health Order #10-2020 (cross-reference to Ex. WY-035) (Oct. 30, 2020) (Ex. DUT-WY-028)
Governor Charles D. Baker, COVID-19 Order No. 55 (Nov. 2, 2020) (library exhibit MA-035; cross-reference, not re-saved) (Ex. DUT-MA-025)
Omaha City Council (emergency ordinance), approved by Mayor Jean Stothert, Emergency Ordinance No. 42309, Prevention of COVID-19 (cross-reference to Ex. NE-072; not re-saved) (Aug. 11, 2020) (Ex. DUT-NE-031)
Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of Tennessee, Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-14 (July 16, 2020) (Ex. DUT-TN-015)
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), Illinois General Assembly (The Flinn Report), The Flinn Report, Vol. 44, Issue 34 (Aug. 21, 2020), summarizing the IDPH emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 at 44 Ill. Reg. 13807, effective August 7, 2020 (Ex. DUT-IL-020)
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of Labor, MOSH Fact Sheet (April 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-019)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA, Temporary Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Workplace Risks: Questions and Answers (originally issued Nov. 23, 2020; version of Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OR-012)
Governor JB Pritzker (Office of the Governor release, with IDPH Director Ngozi Ezike), Press release, 'Gov. Pritzker Announces Efforts to Protect Illinois Communities and Frontline Workers in Response to Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic' (announcing the IDPH emergency rules for businesses, schools and child care and the signing of SB 471) (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IL-016)
Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, sec. 5, 84 Stat. 1593), administered by OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor (Bismarck Area Office, Region 8), 29 U.S.C. 654 (2020 ed.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-008)
AKOSH Consultation and Training Team, Labor Standards and Safety Division, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, COVID-19 FAQ From AKOSH Consultation and Training Team (standing) (Ex. DUT-AK-008)
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, under Executive Order No. 7V § 1, DECD, Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers (Apr. 7, 2020; version captured Apr. 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-CT-015)
Georgia Department of Public Health (Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner and State Health Officer), DPH Administrative Order, Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening Guidance (Sept. 15, 2020) (Ex. DUT-GA-015)

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