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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-CT-009	29 U.S.C. § 654 (duties of employers and employees; the general duty clause)29 U.S.C. § 654, Duties of employers and employees (2020 edition)	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5)	United States (applicable to every private-sector employer in Connecticut)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-001	Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-131 to 19a-131i (public health emergency response authority: declaration, quarantine and isolation orders, enforcement, penalty), with §§ 19a-2a (Commissioner's powers) and 19a-36(a)(4) (Public Health Code penalty)Chapter 368a, Department of Public Health: Public health emergency response authority	Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368a, Department of Public Health)	ConnecticutState	July 9, 2003	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-012	Executive Order No. 7U, § 1 (Apr. 5, 2020): Protection from Civil Liability for Actions or Omissions in Support of the State's COVID-19 Response (health care professionals and facilities); superseded and replaced by EO 7V § 6 (Apr. 7, 2020, Ex. CT-014); facility immunity expired Mar. 1, 2021 by EO 10A § 4 (Ex. CT-036)Protection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Protection from Civil Liability for Actions or Omissions in…	Governor Ned Lamont	ConnecticutState	Apr. 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersOther	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-CT-013	Attorney General Tong Statement in Support of the Governor's Executive Orders (Apr. 20, 2020)Attorney General Tong Statement in Support of the Governor's Executive Orders	Attorney General William Tong (Office of the Attorney General, press release)	ConnecticutState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Standing dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-006	Regs. 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-B2	Commissioner of Public Health (Public Health Code, Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies), under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-36	ConnecticutState	June 1, 2006	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-007	Amato v. Elicker, No. 3:20-cv-464 (MPS), ECF No. 32, Ruling on Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (D. Conn. May 19, 2020), reported at 460 F. Supp. 3d 202Amato v. Elicker: ruling denying a New Haven restaurant's motion to enjoin Executive Orders 7, 7D, 7G and 7N	United States District Court, D. Conn. (Shea, J.)	Connecticut (United States District Court for the District of Connecticut)Court	May 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-010	OLR Report 2020-R-0350, COVID-19 Business Reopening Self-Certifications (Dec. 23, 2020)COVID-19 Business Reopening Self-Certifications	Connecticut General Assembly, Office of Legislative Research (Shaun McGann, Legislative Analyst II)	ConnecticutState	Dec. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-016	DECD, Sector Rules and Certification for Reopen (web page as archived June 1-7, 2020): the self-certification requirement and the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Sector Rules indexSector Rules and Certification for Reopen	Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)	ConnecticutState	May 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-002	Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-206 (nuisances; orders; injunctions; closure; civil penalties), 19a-207 (local enforcement of the Public Health Code; DPH enforcement in emergencies), 19a-221 (local quarantine and isolation orders; duty to carry out the Commissioner's emergency orders), 19a-230 (penalty)Chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities	Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities)	ConnecticutState	Dec. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-004	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-49 (care required of a master for his servant's safety) and § 31-40v (safety and health committees)Chapter 557, Employment Regulation, Part I: § 31-49, Care required of a master for his servant's safety	Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 557, Employment Regulation)	ConnecticutState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-008	Proposed H.B. No. 5125 (2021), An Act Concerning the Provision of Temporary Immunity from Liability to Entities That Have Safely Operated During the COVID-19 Pandemic (NOT ENACTED)An Act Concerning the Provision of Temporary Immunity from Liability to Entities That Have Safely Operated During the COVID-19 Pandemic	Connecticut General Assembly, January Session 2021 (Proposed Bill No. 5125, LCO No. 413; Rep. Fiorello et al.; referred to the Committee on Judiciary)	ConnecticutState	Jan. 12, 2021		Standing dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-011	Casey v. Lamont, SC 20494 (argued Dec. 11, 2020; officially released Mar. 29, 2021), 338 Conn. 479, 258 A.3d 647 (2021)Kristine Casey et al. v. Governor Ned Lamont	Supreme Court of Connecticut (McDonald, J., for a unanimous court; Robinson, C.J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.)	Connecticut (Supreme Court of Connecticut)Court	Mar. 29, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCapacity limitAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-003	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 28-9 (Governor's powers in a civil preparedness or public health emergency; orders have the full force and effect of law) and § 28-22 (penalty)Chapter 517, Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services	Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 517, Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services)	ConnecticutState	Oct. 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-005	Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 31-367 (definitions), 31-369 (application), 31-370 (duties of employer and employee), 31-372 (adoption of federal standards), 31-382 (penalties)Chapter 571, Occupational Safety and Health (the CONN-OSHA Act)	Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 571, Occupational Safety and Health); administered by CONN-OSHA, Connecticut Department of Labor	ConnecticutState	Oct. 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-014	CONN-OSHA, About CONN-OSHA (agency web page describing the Public Employer Only State Plan and the consultation program for private employers)About CONN-OSHA	Connecticut Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CONN-OSHA)	ConnecticutState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rules	Primary source read

Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5), 29 U.S.C. § 654 (duties of employers and employees; the general duty clause) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-009)
Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368a, Department of Public Health), Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-131 to 19a-131i (public health emergency response authority: declaration, quarantine and isolation orders, enforcement, penalty), with §§ 19a-2a (Commissioner's powers) and 19a-36(a)(4) (Public Health Code penalty) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-001)
Governor Ned Lamont, Executive Order No. 7U, § 1 (Apr. 5, 2020): Protection from Civil Liability for Actions or Omissions in Support of the State's COVID-19 Response (health care professionals and facilities); superseded and replaced by EO 7V § 6 (Apr. 7, 2020, Ex. CT-014); facility immunity expired Mar. 1, 2021 by EO 10A § 4 (Ex. CT-036) (Ex. DUT-CT-012)
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)
Attorney General William Tong (Office of the Attorney General, press release), Attorney General Tong Statement in Support of the Governor's Executive Orders (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. DUT-CT-013)
Commissioner of Public Health (Public Health Code, Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies), under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-36, Regs. Conn. State Agencies § 19-13-B1 (conditions specifically declared to constitute public nuisances) and § 19-13-B2 (abatement of nuisance) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-006)
United States District Court, D. Conn. (Shea, J.), Amato v. Elicker, No. 3:20-cv-464 (MPS), ECF No. 32, Ruling on Plaintiffs' Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (D. Conn. May 19, 2020), reported at 460 F. Supp. 3d 202 (Ex. DUT-CT-007)
Connecticut General Assembly, Office of Legislative Research (Shaun McGann, Legislative Analyst II), OLR Report 2020-R-0350, COVID-19 Business Reopening Self-Certifications (Dec. 23, 2020) (Ex. DUT-CT-010)
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), DECD, Sector Rules and Certification for Reopen (web page as archived June 1-7, 2020): the self-certification requirement and the Phase 1 and Phase 2 Sector Rules index (May 20, 2020) (Ex. DUT-CT-016)
Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 368e, Municipal Health Authorities), Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 19a-206 (nuisances; orders; injunctions; closure; civil penalties), 19a-207 (local enforcement of the Public Health Code; DPH enforcement in emergencies), 19a-221 (local quarantine and isolation orders; duty to carry out the Commissioner's emergency orders), 19a-230 (penalty) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-002)
Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 557, Employment Regulation), Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-49 (care required of a master for his servant's safety) and § 31-40v (safety and health committees) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-004)
Connecticut General Assembly, January Session 2021 (Proposed Bill No. 5125, LCO No. 413; Rep. Fiorello et al.; referred to the Committee on Judiciary), Proposed H.B. No. 5125 (2021), An Act Concerning the Provision of Temporary Immunity from Liability to Entities That Have Safely Operated During the COVID-19 Pandemic (NOT ENACTED) (Jan. 12, 2021) (Ex. DUT-CT-008)
Supreme Court of Connecticut (McDonald, J., for a unanimous court; Robinson, C.J., and McDonald, D'Auria, Mullins, Kahn, Ecker and Keller, Js.), Casey v. Lamont, SC 20494 (argued Dec. 11, 2020; officially released Mar. 29, 2021), 338 Conn. 479, 258 A.3d 647 (2021) (Ex. DUT-CT-011)
Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 517, Civil Preparedness and Emergency Services), Conn. Gen. Stat. § 28-9 (Governor's powers in a civil preparedness or public health emergency; orders have the full force and effect of law) and § 28-22 (penalty) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-003)
Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 571, Occupational Safety and Health); administered by CONN-OSHA, Connecticut Department of Labor, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 31-367 (definitions), 31-369 (application), 31-370 (duties of employer and employee), 31-372 (adoption of federal standards), 31-382 (penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-005)
Connecticut Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CONN-OSHA), CONN-OSHA, About CONN-OSHA (agency web page describing the Public Employer Only State Plan and the consultation program for private employers) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-014)

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