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Ex. DUT-DE-015Phase 1: June 1 - June 14, 2020 (State reopening page restating the Phase 1 Reopen Plan guidance for businesses, the May 1, 2020 face-covering duties of businesses, and the employer exposure-control plan guidance)Phase 1: June 1 - June 14, 2020 - Delaware's Coronavirus Official WebsiteState of Delaware (coronavirus.delaware.gov, the State's official COVID-19 site; Division of Small Business and Division of Public Health guidance)DelawareStateJune 1, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary 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-OR-018Central 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.)OregonCourtAug. 6, 20252020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. IL-040Executive Order 2021-18 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 85)School, day care and long-term care mitigation measures (universal indoor face coverings regardless of vaccination status)Governor JB PritzkerIllinoisStateAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-AUS-075County Judge Order Relating to the COVID-19 and Mask to be Safe at School (Hays County)Mask to be Safe at School (face coverings required in all public and charter schools K-12 in Hays County; local disaster declaration…Hays County Judge Ruben BecerraHays County, TexasCountyAug. 13, 20212021 Q3Emergency declarationFace-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-024Third Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks or Cloth Face Coverings in All Public Places, Businesses, and in Common Areas of Residential BuildingsThird Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks..., Amended on September 25, 2020Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City ManagerCity of Cambridge, MassachusettsCitySept. 25, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-028Fourth Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks or Cloth Face Coverings in All Public Places, Businesses, and in Common Areas of Residential Buildings (the 'October 2, 2020 Mask Order')Fourth Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks..., Amended on October 2, 2020Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City ManagerCity of Cambridge, MassachusettsCityOct. 2, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-049Executive Order No. EO2020-0007Declaration and Order Requiring Face Covering in County BuildingsCounty Executive Armond BudishCuyahoga County, OhioCountyMay 14, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-038Directive and Order for Enhanced Consumer and Employee SafetyHealth Officer Directive and Order for Enhanced Consumer and Employee Safety (face coverings in all indoor retail and business…Ernest L. Carter, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer, as designee of Robert R. Neall, Secretary of HealthPrince George's County, MarylandCountyAug. 4, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-DCM-046Memorandum: Guidelines for Face Coverings, Modification of Entry Protocols for County Buildings, and Policy on Official TravelMemorandum to All County Employees, May 28, 2021Tara H. Jackson, Chief Administrative Officer, Office of the County Executive (implementing Executive Order 14-2021 of May 26, 2021)Prince George's County, MarylandCountyMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-044Emergency Executive Orders 2021-35 (September 3, 2021) and 2021-36 (September 9, 2021)Extending EEO 2020-3, 2020-4, 2020-29, 2020-33, 2020-44 (2021-35) and EEO 2021-33 face covering requirement at City-controlled facilities…Mayor Melvin Carter IIICity of Saint PaulCitySept. 9, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-051Press release: SunLine Transit Agency Enforces Riverside County Order to Cover Your FaceAll passengers must have face covered to ride and await service at bus stopsSunLine Transit AgencyCoachella Valley, Riverside County (SunLine Transit Agency)CountyApr. 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MS-051Executive Order 1549Repeal of the Safe Recovery Order and the county face-covering mandate; business rules become recommendations; school face coverings and…Governor Tate ReevesMississippiStateMar. 2, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. ND-083NDSU COVID-19 Updates: fall 2021 face-covering requirement (page as archived Aug. 24, 2021)'Face coverings will be required in all classroom settings, and strongly recommended in all other indoor spaces when social distancing…North Dakota State University (institution of the State Board of Higher Education)North Dakota (North Dakota State University, State Board of Higher Education institution)StateAug. 24, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. NH-077Emergency Ordinance #2020-11An Emergency Ordinance Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings Under Certain Conditions Within the Town of DurhamDurham Town CouncilTown of Durham, New HampshireCityAug. 3, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SD-085Amended Order Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings as Part of COVID-19 Pandemic Response as NecessaryAmended Order Requiring the Wearing of Face Coverings as NecessaryJudge Bobbi J. Rank; approved by the Supreme Court June 9, 2021Sixth Judicial CircuitCourtJune 1, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-029Executive Order GA-36Relating to the prohibition of governmental entities and officials from mandating face coverings or restricting activities in response to…Governor Greg AbbottTexasStateMay 18, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-115Executive Order 2021-20 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 87)Executive Order reinstating indoor face-covering requirements and requiring vaccination or testing for health care, school and State workersGovernor J.B. PritzkerIllinoisStateAug. 26, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. WA-084Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.5Face Coverings - Statewide (face coverings required at outdoor events or gatherings of 500 or more)Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Washington State Secretary of HealthWashingtonStateSept. 13, 20212021 Q3Gathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. WA-110Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.7 (post-period; recites the dates and content of Orders 20-03 through 20-03.6)Face Coverings - Statewide (amending Order 20-03; removes the outdoor 500-person requirement)Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Washington State Secretary of HealthWashingtonStateFeb. 16, 2022Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. WV-041Executive Order 50-20Statewide indoor face-covering requirement for individuals age nine and overGovernor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateJuly 6, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. WV-051Executive Order 77-20Face Covering Order broadened: all individuals age nine and over in confined indoor public spaces regardless of distancing; businesses…Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateNov. 13, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WV-066Executive Order 20-21Termination of the Face Covering Order (EO 77-20 as amended) effective West Virginia Day, June 20, 2021Governor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateJune 18, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-SDF-018Code Enforcement Board dockets ENF-BRD-20-09740, EBF-BRD-20-09741, ENF-BRD-20-09743, ENF-BRD-20-09744, ENF-BRD-20-09745, ENF-BRD-20-09746, ENF-BRD-20-09748 (Case Type: FACE MASK VIOLATION)Seven face-mask violation cases docketed against business premises at 5929 New Cut Road, 3110 Rockford Lane, 8510 National Turnpike, 5404…Louisville Metro Codes and Regulations Department (requester); Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board (hearing body)Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KentuckyCityDec. 7, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-063COVID-19 Emergency Order No. 17 (LGCB-5741-20)Amendment of Order No. 15 on the return to modified Phase II: no more than 50 percent of gaming positions or devices in use, six feet apart…Louisiana Gaming Control Board, Chairman Michael NoelLouisiana Gaming Control Board (State gaming regulator)Sector regulatorNov. 25, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read

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