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Ex. DUT-OR-011Oregon 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 ServicesOregonStateJune 27, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-019MDH, '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 20-81Minnesota Department of HealthMinnesotaStateJuly 23, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-WV-027Executive 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 JusticeWest VirginiaStateNov. 13, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DE-010Division 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 BusinessDelawareStateMay 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MA-029Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Face Coverings to be Worn in Certain Settings (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit MA-050; cross-reference, not re-saved)DPH face-covering order for health care facilities and board-licensed practice locations, congregate care, shelters, houses of correction…Commissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council and the GovernorMassachusettsStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KY-018902 KAR 2:210E (new emergency administrative regulation)Covering the face in response to declared national or state public health emergencyCabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health, Division of Epidemiology (Secretary Eric C. Friedlander; Governor Andy Beshear)KentuckyStateAug. 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-004Emergency 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 HealthIllinoisStateAug. 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary 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-NE-031Emergency 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 coveringsOmaha City Council (emergency ordinance), approved by Mayor Jean StothertCity of Omaha, NebraskaCityAug. 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementOperating conditionConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-TN-015Tenn. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 20-14Constitutionality of Governmental Mandate to Wear Face CoveringsHerbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter, State of TennesseeTennesseeStateJuly 16, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-016Mont. Code Ann. 27-1-1608 (SB 65 sec. 8)Limitation on requirementsMontana Legislature (67th), Senate Bill 65, Ch. 2, L. 2021MontanaStateFeb. 10, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementVaccination or testingOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-019Emergency amendment to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 690 (Section 690.50), 45 Ill. Reg. 987, effective January 4, 2021, as summarized in The Flinn Report, Vol. 45, Issue 3 (Jan. 15, 2021), with JCAR's vote of January 12, 2021Re-adoption of the business face-covering and gathering rule for 2021, 'nearly identical' to 44 Ill. Reg. 13807; JCAR motion to object and…Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR), Illinois General Assembly (The Flinn Report), describing the Illinois Department of Public Health's emergency ruleIllinoisStateJan. 4, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-MD-019MOSH Fact Sheet (April 2020)COVID-19 Facemasks vs. Respirators: Understanding the DifferenceMaryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH), Division of Labor and Industry, Maryland Department of LaborMarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-012Oregon 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 AnswersOregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesOregonStateNov. 23, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-016Press 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)IllinoisStateAug. 7, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-00829 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)FederalDec. 29, 19702020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-008COVID-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 DevelopmentAlaskaStateMay 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-015DECD, Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers (Apr. 7, 2020; version captured Apr. 15, 2020)Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers - Keeping your team members safeConnecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, under Executive Order No. 7V § 1ConnecticutStateApr. 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-015DPH Administrative Order, Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening GuidanceState of Georgia Department of Public Health Administrative Order: Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening GuidanceGeorgia Department of Public Health (Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner and State Health Officer)GeorgiaStateSept. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-015Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-7Local civil emergencies: officer's powers after proclamation (closing of retail liquor stores; discontinuance of sales; 'such other orders…Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 45, ch. 17, Local Civil Emergencies); the chief administrative officer of every municipality as the officer empoweredMississippiState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-017Guidance for West Virginia Small Businesses (Week 2 of the Comeback), as updated July 8, 2020Guidance for West Virginia Small Businesses: screening, sick employees, planning, training, cleaning, PPE, contact tracing, telework…Office of Governor Jim Justice ('West Virginia Strong -- The Comeback')West VirginiaStateApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AZ-003StatuteQuarantine and sanitary measures to prevent contagionArizona Legislature (Arizona Revised Statutes, title 36, ch. 6, art. 4)ArizonaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-008Iowa Code ch. 137 (2021), including § 137.104 (Local boards of health - powers and duties) and § 137.117 (Penalties - criminal and civil)Iowa Code 2021, Chapter 137 - Local Boards of HealthIowa General AssemblyIowaStateJan. 1, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-00822 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons')Title 22, Chapter 562: Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and…Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program)MaineStateJan. 5, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-013COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Requirements Guidance, General (all businesses), updated July 29, 2020COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Requirements: Guidance, General (minimum protections and protocols for all businesses)Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry with the Department of Health and the Department of Employment and Economic Development (the 'Plan Guidance' the executive orders incorporate)MinnesotaStateJuly 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read