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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. ME-070	PMO-SJC-9Emergency Order and Notice Concerning Access to State Courthouses	Maine Supreme Judicial Court (Acting Chief Justice Mead)	MaineCourt	Dec. 22, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-048	Executive Order 7-A FY 20/21An Order Regarding Pre-K-12 Education and Suspending Certain Licensing Requirements Within Institutional Settings	Governor Janet T. Mills	MaineState	Dec. 31, 2020	2021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-018	26 M.R.S. sec. 833(1)(A)-(B) (no employer may discharge, threaten or discriminate against an employee for reporting in good faith a violation of law or rule or 'a condition or practice that would put at risk the health or safety of that employee or any other individual')26 M.R.S. sec. 833, Discrimination against certain employees prohibited (Whistleblowers' Protection Act; Maine Revised Statutes section page…	Maine Legislature (26 M.R.S. chapter 7, subchapter 5-B, Whistleblowers' Protection Act)	MaineState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. ME-092	City buildings: face covering and health screening protocols (update effective May 24, 2021)Stay the Course: Masks Still Required in City Buildings	City of Portland	Portland, MaineCity	June 16, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-074	Post-Pandemic Management Order PPMO-SJC-1 (issued June 1, 2021; revised June 28, July 1, Aug. 16, 2021; Mar. 11, May 4, 2022; Mar. 30, 2023)PPMO-SJC-1: Administrative Order and Notice from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court	Maine Supreme Judicial Court	MaineCourt	June 1, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. ME-061	10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264, Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers, emergency routine technical rule, filing 2021-166Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers (emergency rule adding COVID-19)	Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention	MaineSector regulator	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-097	10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264, Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers (emergency rule adopted Aug. 12, 2021)Emergency Rule: Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers (adding COVID-19)	Maine Department of Health and Human Services and Maine CDC	MaineState	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-03-074	10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264, Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers (emergency routine technical rule)Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers (COVID-19 added; Dental Health Practices covered)	Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention	MaineState	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-066	10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264 (emergency rule of Aug. 12, 2021), as described in Does 1-6 v. Mills, No. 21-1826 (1st Cir. Oct. 19, 2021)Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers (COVID-19 emergency rule)	Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services (emergency rule); First Circuit (description)	Maine (rule); United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (opinion)Court	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. DUT-ME-005	26 M.R.S. sec. 561-A (general duties of employer and employee), sec. 563(6)-(7) (employee and employer defined as public bodies), sec. 565 (Board rules 'must at a minimum conform to federal standards of occupational safety and health'), sec. 566 (Bureau inspects and enforces), sec. 568 (appeals), sec. 570 (discrimination)Title 26, Chapter 6: Occupational Safety Rules and Regulations Board (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20…	Maine Legislature (26 M.R.S. chapter 6, Occupational Safety Rules and Regulations Board; Board of Occupational Safety and Health; Bureau of Labor Standards)	MaineState	Oct. 20, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-007	26 M.R.S. sec. 42 (powers and duties of the Bureau; the director 'shall cause to be enforced... all laws established for the protection of health, lives and limbs of operators in workshops and factories, on railroads and in other places'), sec. 44 (right of access; records), sec. 45 (citations for violation of sec. 561-A or Board rules), sec. 46 (civil penalties), sec. 49 (imminent danger; Superior Court restraint), sec. 50 (inspections on employee complaint)Title 26, Chapter 3: Bureau of Labor (Maine Revised Statutes, chapter compilation generated October 20, 2025)	Maine Legislature (26 M.R.S. chapter 3, Bureau of Labor Standards, Department of Labor)	MaineState	Oct. 20, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read

Maine Supreme Judicial Court (Acting Chief Justice Mead), PMO-SJC-9 (Dec. 22, 2020) (Ex. ME-070)
Governor Janet T. Mills, Executive Order 7-A FY 20/21 (Dec. 31, 2020) (Ex. ME-048)
Maine Legislature (26 M.R.S. chapter 7, subchapter 5-B, Whistleblowers' Protection Act), 26 M.R.S. sec. 833(1)(A)-(B) (no employer may discharge, threaten or discriminate against an employee for reporting in good faith a violation of law or rule or 'a condition or practice that would put at risk the health or safety of that employee or any other individual') (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-018)
City of Portland, City buildings: face covering and health screening protocols (update effective May 24, 2021) (June 16, 2021) (Ex. ME-092)
Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Post-Pandemic Management Order PPMO-SJC-1 (issued June 1, 2021; revised June 28, July 1, Aug. 16, 2021; Mar. 11, May 4, 2022; Mar. 30, 2023) (Ex. ME-074)
Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264, Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers, emergency routine technical rule, filing 2021-166 (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. ME-061)
Maine Department of Health and Human Services and Maine CDC, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264, Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers (emergency rule adopted Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-097)
Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264, Immunization Requirements for Healthcare Workers (emergency routine technical rule) (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. SEC-03-074)
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services (emergency rule); First Circuit (description), 10-144 C.M.R. ch. 264 (emergency rule of Aug. 12, 2021), as described in Does 1-6 v. Mills, No. 21-1826 (1st Cir. Oct. 19, 2021) (Ex. SEC-04-066)
Maine Legislature (26 M.R.S. chapter 6, Occupational Safety Rules and Regulations Board; Board of Occupational Safety and Health; Bureau of Labor Standards), 26 M.R.S. sec. 561-A (general duties of employer and employee), sec. 563(6)-(7) (employee and employer defined as public bodies), sec. 565 (Board rules 'must at a minimum conform to federal standards of occupational safety and health'), sec. 566 (Bureau inspects and enforces), sec. 568 (appeals), sec. 570 (discrimination) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-005)
Maine Legislature (26 M.R.S. chapter 3, Bureau of Labor Standards, Department of Labor), 26 M.R.S. sec. 42 (powers and duties of the Bureau; the director 'shall cause to be enforced... all laws established for the protection of health, lives and limbs of operators in workshops and factories, on railroads and in other places'), sec. 44 (right of access; records), sec. 45 (citations for violation of sec. 561-A or Board rules), sec. 46 (civil penalties), sec. 49 (imminent danger; Superior Court restraint), sec. 50 (inspections on employee complaint) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-007)

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