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Ex. DUT-SC-014SC OSHA FastFind, 'Corona Virus (COVID-19) Prevention: General Requirements and Prevention Ideas for Workplaces' (created April 20, 2020)General Requirements and Prevention Ideas for Workplaces: mandatory social distancing; handwashing and sanitation; sick employees stay home…South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA)South CarolinaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-008DSHS News Release, 'Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster' (March 19, 2020)Texas Health Commissioner Declares Public Health Disaster: Calls on Texans to stay home and limit gatherings to 10 peopleTexas Department of State Health Services (DSHS); Commissioner John Hellerstedt, M.D.TexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeGathering capWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-016DHS web guidance, 'COVID-19: Businesses and Employers' (page as captured March 26, 2020)Guidance for Employers: what employers can do now to prepare for COVID-19 impacts to the workplace (sick leave, staying home when sick, hand…Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public HealthWisconsinStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-015Hawse v. Page, No. 20-1960 (8th Cir. July 30, 2021), reported at 7 F.4th 685Lauren Hawse, et al. v. Sam Page, County Executive of St. Louis County, and Faisal Khan, Director of the St. Louis County Public Health…United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Colloton, J., joined by Kelly and Stras, JJ.)Missouri (St. Louis County orders; Eighth Circuit)CourtJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-012DHEC, Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Scenarios in Businesses (July 25, 2020)Interim Guidance for COVID-19 Scenarios in Businesses: positive employee; sick but no test; close contact of a case; return-to-work criteriaSouth Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)South CarolinaStateJuly 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-002Ala. Code § 22-2-14Penalty for violation of State Board of Health rules or regulationsLegislature of Alabama (Code of Alabama 1975, Title 22)AlabamaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-006Regs. Conn. State Agencies § 19-13-B1 (conditions specifically declared to constitute public nuisances) and § 19-13-B2 (abatement of nuisance)Public Health Code, Chapter II, Environmental Health: Public Nuisances, §§ 19-13-B1 to 19-13-B2Commissioner of Public Health (Public Health Code, Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies), under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-36ConnecticutStateJune 1, 20062020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-007La. R.S. 29:766 (declaration of a state of public health emergency; emergency powers of the governor)Louisiana Health Emergency Powers Act: declaration of a state of public health emergency by executive order or proclamation, to be…Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)LouisianaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeCapacity limitTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-017State of Maine Food Code 2013, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200 and 01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331 (last amended October 1, 2013): sec. 2-201.11 (permit holder shall require food employees to report symptoms and diagnoses of transmissible disease; exclusion and restriction), sec. 2-501.11 (clean-up procedures), sec. 8-304.11 (responsibilities of the permit holder: comply with the Code and with 'directives of the Regulatory Authority... in response to community emergencies'; discontinue operations on imminent health hazard), sec. 8-402.11 (access), sec. 8-404.11 (ceasing operations and reporting), sec. 8-404.12 (approval before resuming), sec. 8-405.11 (timely correction)State of Maine Food Code (2013), 10-144 CMR 200 and 01-01 CMR 331Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine CDC Health Inspection Program (10-144 C.M.R. ch. 200), jointly with the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (01-001 C.M.R. ch. 331)MaineStateOct. 1, 20132020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-011Minn. R. 4626.0045 (Food Code § 2-201.12, Exclusions and Restrictions)Minnesota Food Code: the person in charge shall exclude or restrict ill food employeesMinnesota Department of Health (Minnesota Food Code, Minn. R. ch. 4626, under Minn. Stat. §§ 31.101, 31.11, 144.05, 144.07, 144.08, 144.12, 157.011)MinnesotaStateJan. 2, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MO-001RSMo 192.020Duty to safeguard the health of the people of Missouri -- certain diseases to be included on communicable or infectious disease list…Missouri General Assembly (Revised Statutes of Missouri, chapter 192, Department of Health and Senior Services)MissouriStateAug. 28, 20162020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-019MSDH web page, 'What to Do If You Are Diagnosed with or Exposed to COVID-19 (Isolation and Quarantine)' (msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,22245,420,878.html), as captured Aug. 25, 2021MSDH isolation and quarantine directives (Aug. 25, 2021): isolate at least 10 days; 'Do not go to work until your isolation period ends'…Mississippi State Department of Health (State Health Officer)MississippiStateAug. 25, 20212021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-008Mont. Code Ann. 10-3-104General authority of governorMontana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 10, ch. 3)MontanaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-015SC OSHA FastFact, 'Employers play an important role in controlling the spread of COVID-19 - March 2020' (created March 28, 2020)Employers play an important role in controlling the spread of COVID-19: infectious disease safety strategies, social distancing, workplace…South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA)South CarolinaStateMar. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-015WEDC Reopen Guidelines: General Guidance for All Businesses, Best Practices to Reopen (version dated 5.7.2020)General Guidance for All Businesses: best practices to reopen (employee health, distancing, face coverings, cleaning and disinfection…Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), with the Department of Health Services (Badger Bounce Back)WisconsinStateMay 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-013Enrolled Com. Sub. for S.B. 277 (2021 Reg. Sess.), ch. 1, Acts 2021, adding W. Va. Code §§ 55-19-1 to 55-19-9, the COVID-19 Jobs Protection ActCOVID-19 Jobs Protection Act: findings; definitions; no claim for loss arising from COVID-19; products; workers' compensation exclusivity…West Virginia Legislature (Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 277), approved by Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMar. 19, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AZ-006StatuteEmergency powers of governor; termination; authorization for adjutant general; limitation; extension; report; notices; appealsArizona Legislature (Arizona Revised Statutes, title 26, ch. 2, art. 1, Emergency Management)ArizonaStateJan. 2, 20232020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-005Statute: Government Code sections 8565-8574.7 (Emergency Services Act, Article 3, Powers of the Governor)Government Code sections 8565-8574.7: the Governor's orders and regulations under the Act 'shall have the force and effect of law' (section…California Legislature (codified text published by the Legislative Counsel)CaliforniaStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-018Published opinion: Newsom v. Superior Court (Gallagher), No. C093006 (Cal. Ct. App. May 5, 2021), 63 Cal.App.5th 1099Newsom v. Superior Court of Sutter County (Gallagher, real parties in interest): the Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to issue…California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District (Robie, J., with Hull and Mauro, JJ.)CaliforniaCourtMay 5, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-DC-008D.C. Official Code sec. 7-140Violation of sec. 7-136, sec. 7-138, or sec. 7-139, or rules or regulations promulgated thereunderCongress of the United States (Act of Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 601), as amended by the Council of the District of ColumbiaDistrict of ColumbiaStateAug. 11, 19392020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-00220 ILCS 3305/7 (Emergency Powers of the Governor)Emergency powers of the Governor upon a disaster proclamation, including control of the movement of persons and the occupancy of premisesIllinois General Assembly (Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act)IllinoisStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-003Ind. Code Title 16, Article 20, chapter 1: sections 16-20-1-21.5 (SEA 5 of 2021), 16-20-1-22, 16-20-1-24 (epidemic control), 16-20-1-25 (unlawful conditions; abatement; enforcement), 16-20-1-26 (enforcement in circuit or superior court), 16-20-1-28Local Health Departments: epidemic-control powers, the duty of every person not to maintain disease-transmitting conditions, and enforcementIndiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)IndianaStateMay 10, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-KS-010K.S.A. 65-202 (2019), Duties of local health officers; investigation of communicable disease; 'all known measures to prevent the spread'65-202. Oath and bond of local health officers; duties and compensation; inspection of school buildings, county option; employment of…Kansas Legislature (K.S.A. 2019 statute page, Kansas Legislature archive li_2020)KansasStateJune 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-007StatuteGovernor's orders in a catastrophic health emergency: seizure and rationing, medical examination, testing and vaccination, isolation and…Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)MarylandState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-NV-001Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 441A (Infectious Diseases), NRS 441A.010 to 441A.930NRS Chapter 441A - Infectious Diseases; Reporting Concerning Communicable Diseases (chapter page as published by the Nevada Legislature)Nevada Legislature (codified by the Legislative Counsel Bureau); administered by the State Board of Health, the Division of Public and Behavioral Health and the district health authoritiesNevadaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read