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Ex. DUT-SC-011SC OSHA web page, 'SC OSHA's Response to COVID-19' / 'SC OSHA: The Only Constant is Change' (scosha.llronline.com/coronavirus2.aspx)SC OSHA's Response to COVID-19: statement of COVID-19 complaint handling, partnerships with DHEC and the Department of Commerce on…South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Occupational Safety and Health (SC OSHA)South CarolinaStateFeb. 25, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-016S.C. Code Regs. 61-25, Retail Food Establishments (within the Legislative Council's compilation 'Chapter 61-18 through 61-58.17')Retail Food Establishments: management and personnel (employee health, exclusions and restrictions, § 2-201); compliance and enforcement…South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), by regulationSouth CarolinaStateJune 23, 19952020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-SC-017Op. S.C. Att'y Gen. (letter to SLED Chief Keel), March 24, 2020, re Section 16-7-10Guidance to law enforcement regarding the interpretation, application, and enforcement of Section 16-7-10 of the South Carolina Code of LawsAttorney General Alan Wilson, by Robert D. Cook, Solicitor General (letter to Chief Mark A. Keel, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division)South CarolinaStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TN-007Tenn. Code Ann. sec. 58-2-120PenaltiesTennessee General Assembly (codified statute)TennesseeState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-TX-002Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 81.081 and 81.082Department's Duty; Administration of Control MeasuresTexas Legislature (Health and Safety Code ch. 81, Subchapter E, Control)TexasStateSept. 1, 19892020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary 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-UT-014Utah Code section 78B-4-517 (version effective August 18, 2020)Immunity related to COVID-19Utah Legislature (Utah Code Title 78B, Chapter 4, Part 5; as amended by S.B. 5003, COVID-19 Immunity Provisions, 2020 Fifth Special Session, Laws of Utah 2020, 5th Spec. Sess., ch. 10)UtahStateAug. 18, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-UT-017Protecting High-Risk Individuals: Recommendations for the Workplace (Utah Labor Commission, May 2020)Protecting High-Risk Individuals -- Recommendations for the WorkplaceUtah Labor Commission (with the Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division, WCF Insurance and the Utah Department of Health)UtahStateMay 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-UT-019Utah State Bulletin, Vol. 2020, No. 23 (December 1, 2020), Notice of Emergency (120-Day) Rule, Utah Admin. Code R614-1-5, Filing No. 53189Notice of Emergency (120-Day) Rule: R614-1-5, Adoption and Extension of Established Federal Safety Standards and General Safety Orders…Utah Office of Administrative Rules (Utah State Bulletin), publishing the Labor Commission's notice of emergency rule (agency head Jaceson R. Maughan, Commissioner, authorization dated November 6, 2020)UtahStateDec. 1, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-002Va. Code Title 32.1, Chapter 2 (sections 32.1-35 to 32.1-73.x), including Article 3 Disease Control (sections 32.1-42 Emergency rules and regulations; 32.1-43 Authority of State Health Commissioner to require quarantine, etc.; 32.1-48 Powers of Commissioner in epidemic) and Article 3.01 Isolation and Quarantine of Persons with Communicable Diseases of Public Health Threat (sections 32.1-48.05 to 32.1-48.017)Code of Virginia, Title 32.1 Health, Chapter 2 Disease Prevention and Control (full chapter text)General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 32.1, Chapter 2, Disease Prevention and Control)VirginiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-007Va. Code section 40.1-22, Safety and Health Codes Commission continued as Safety and Health Codes Board, subdivision (6a) (emergency temporary standards)Safety and Health Codes Commission continued as Safety and Health Codes BoardGeneral Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 40.1, Chapter 3)VirginiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-008DOLI, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19) ETS FAQs' page: Frequently Asked Questions on 16VAC25-220, with the Department's notices of the standard's effective dates and of the 24-hour outbreak-reporting duties under 16VAC25-220-40.B.7.d and.e (page as captured February 1, 2021)Coronavirus (COVID-19) ETS FAQs, 16 VAC 25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes…Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, Virginia Occupational Safety and Health (VOSH) programVirginiaStateJuly 27, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VA-009Va. Code section 8.01-225.03, Certain immunity for certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day care centers during a disaster under specific circumstances (text as it stood in 2021, before the 2024 amendments)Certain immunity for certain hospices, home care organizations, private providers, assisted living facilities, and adult day care centers…General Assembly of Virginia (Code of Virginia, Title 8.01, Chapter 3)VirginiaStateOct. 13, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyHealth care ordersOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-006ACCD Work Safe Guidance: 'Update 20 - New Work Safe Additions to the Be Smart, Stay Safe Order' (memorandum to Vermont Businesses and Employers, July 31, 2020), as captured by the Internet Archive on August 5, 2020Update on New Work Safe Additions to the Be Smart, Stay Safe Order: Mandatory Health & Safety Requirements for All Business, Non-Profit &…Agency of Commerce and Community Development (Secretary Lindsay Kurrle), under Executive Order 01-20 Addenda 10-12 and Amended and Restated Executive Order 01-20 secs. 9(b) and 11VermontStateJuly 31, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyTelework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-00918 V.S.A. sec. 613 (Powers of local board)Powers of local boardVermont General Assembly (Title 18, chapter 11)VermontStateJan. 20, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-01421 V.S.A. sec. 223 (Duties)Duties of employers and employees (Vermont general duty clause)Vermont General Assembly (Title 21, chapter 3, subchapter 5, Occupational Safety and Health: the VOSHA Code)VermontStateJuly 1, 20242020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-018State of Vermont v. Club Fitness of Vermont, Inc. and Sean Manovill (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division, filed May 15, 2020): complaint for preliminary injunction and civil penalties; temporary restraining order granted May 15, 2020Vermont AG files first Covid-19 non-compliance lawsuit against Rutland gym (VTDigger, May 15, 2020)State of Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan (plaintiff); Rutland Superior Court (temporary restraining order); reported by VTDigger (Alan J. Keays), May 15, 2020Vermont (Rutland Superior Court, Civil Division)CourtMay 15, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-WA-009RCW 38.52.150Orders, rules, regulations—Enforcement—Availability—PenaltyWashington State LegislatureWashingtonState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-017DOSH Directive 1.70 (Updated May 15, 2020)General Coronavirus Prevention Under Stay Home - Stay Healthy OrderWashington State Department of Labor and Industries, Division of Occupational Safety and HealthWashingtonStateMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-020Slidewaters LLC v. Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, No. 20-35634Opinion affirming denial of injunctive relief and dismissal of claims against Proclamations 20-05 and 20-25 and L&I emergency rule WAC…United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Gould, Clifton, Bress, JJ.; opinion by Judge Clifton)Washington (United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, on appeal from E.D. Wash.)CourtJuly 8, 20212021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-006Wis. Stat. § 323.28 (2019-20), PenaltiesForfeiture for intentional failure to comply with an order issued by an agent of the state or of a local unit of government engaged in…Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute)WisconsinState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-009W. Va. Code § 15-5-18Arrest by peace officer without warrantWest Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-010W. Va. Code § 61-5-17Obstructing officer; fleeing from officer; making false statements to officer; interfering with emergency communications; penalties…West Virginia Legislature (codified statute)West VirginiaStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WV-01664 C.S.R. 17, Food Establishments (legislative rule, version effective July 1, 2019)Food Establishments: incorporation by reference of the 2013 FDA Food Code; permits; hold orders; employee restriction or exclusion orders…West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health (legislative rule)West VirginiaStateApr. 4, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-008Wyo. Stat. Ann. 1-1-1411-1-141. COVID-19 exposure and illness; assumption of the risk.Wyoming Legislature (Wyo. Stat. Title 1, ch. 1, art. 1)WyomingStateApr. 6, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read