| Ex. MA-067 | COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-4Order of the Commissioner of Public Health regarding the requirement for nursing home personnel to be vaccinated against COVID-19 | Acting Commissioner of Public Health Margret R. Cooke, with Public Health Council authorization (June 9, 2021) and the Governor's approval | MassachusettsState | Aug. 4, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-131 | Executive Orders Regarding Mandatory Face Coverings for Employees and for Visitors in all municipal buildingsCity of Worcester to Require Masks in Municipal Buildings (worcesterma.gov, August 10, 2021) | City Manager Edward M. Augustus, Jr. | City of Worcester, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 10, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-070 | 101 CMR 23.00COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff at Certain Agency Facilities (emergency regulation) | Executive Office of Health and Human Services (emergency regulation) | MassachusettsState | Aug. 13, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MA-068 | Executive Order No. 595Implementing a Requirement for COVID-19 Vaccination for the Commonwealth's Executive Department Employees | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Aug. 19, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-122 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-5 (Extending Certain Licenses)Licenses granted under the Apr. 3, 2020 Order Maximizing Health Care Provider Availability remain valid until Dec. 31, 2021 notwithstanding… | Margret R. Cooke, Acting Commissioner of Public Health | Massachusetts - Department of Public Health (State health department)State | Aug. 20, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-063 | Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate (indoor public mask mandate)City of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Order and Regulation Revising Face Coverings Mandate | Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of Health (agent Douglas Kress, Director of Health and Human Services) | City of Somerville, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 19, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-048 | Minutes of the Board's special meeting of August 24, 2021 (vote authorizing the Commissioner to require face coverings in public schools)Board vote authorizing the Commissioner to require masks for all students age five and older and all staff in public schools through at… | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (special meeting of August 24, 2021) | Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; State levelState | Aug. 24, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rules | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-118 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-6Emergency licensure: health care professionals licensed in good standing in another State to be issued corresponding Massachusetts licenses… | Margret R. Cooke, Acting Commissioner of Public Health | Massachusetts - Department of Public Health (State health department)State | Aug. 26, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-013 | Order Requiring Face Coverings in the City of BostonOrder Requiring Face Coverings in the City of Boston | Boston Public Health Commission, Interim Executive Director Rita Nieves | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 20, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-014 | Licensing Board Advisory Regarding Updated COVID-19 Operational ProtocolsThe Licensing Board for the City of Boston's Advisory Regarding Updated COVID-19 Operational Protocols | Licensing Board for the City of Boston (under Acting Mayor Kim Janey) | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 23, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-119 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-7Facilities may access the Massachusetts Immunization Information System to verify the COVID-19 vaccination status of their employees; access… | Margret R. Cooke, Acting Commissioner of Public Health | Massachusetts - Department of Public Health (State health department)State | Sept. 2, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-036 | Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks in Indoor Public Places (original order effective September 3, 2021; amended September 15, 2021)Amended Temporary Emergency Order Requiring the Wearing of Masks in Indoor Public Places, Amended on September 15, 2021 | Cambridge Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager | City of Cambridge, MassachusettsCity | Sept. 15, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-130 | Two Emergency Orders: (1) Mandating Face Coverings in Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; (2) Requiring Employers to Report Positive Cases in the WorkplaceCity of Worcester Enacts Two Emergency Orders: Mask Mandate in All Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; Order for Employers to… | Medical Director Michael P. Hirsh, M.D., Worcester Division of Public Health (City of Worcester) | City of Worcester (Worcester County), MassachusettsCity | Sept. 3, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-069 | 105 CMR 159.000COVID-19 Vaccinations for Certain Staff Providing Home Care Services in Massachusetts (emergency regulation) | Department of Public Health (emergency regulation) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 8, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-SUBORDERS-120 | Order of the Commissioner of Public Health, COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-8Non-MAP-certified staff in Community Programs may possess and administer medications under existing prescriptions and administration orders… | Margret R. Cooke, Acting Commissioner of Public Health | Massachusetts - Department of Public Health (State health department)State | Sept. 15, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Health care ordersWorkplace rules | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-041 | City of Boston COVID-19 vaccination verification or weekly testing policy for City employees, onsite contractors and volunteersVaccination mandate announced for City of Boston employees (boston.gov, August 16, 2021) | Acting Mayor Kim Janey (City of Boston as employer of 18,000 workers) | City of Boston, MassachusettsCity | Aug. 16, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testing | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-042 | Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2021, An Act extending COVID-19 Massachusetts emergency paid sick leaveExtension of COVID-19 Massachusetts emergency paid sick leave to April 1, 2022 | Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Baker Sept. 29, 2021 | Massachusetts; General CourtState | Sept. 29, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. ECO-B-130 | Executive Order No. 595, Requiring COVID-19 Vaccination for Executive Department Employees (Aug. 19, 2021)Executive Department employees must demonstrate full vaccination by October 17, 2021 (no test-out) | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Aug. 19, 2021 | 2021 Q3 | Workplace rulesVaccination or testing | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-004 | G.L. c. 111, s. 31Health regulations of boards of health; publication as notice to all persons; penalty | General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-013 | G.L. c. 149, s. 6Safety devices and means to prevent accidents and diseases generally | General Court (codified statute administered by the Department of Labor Standards and the Attorney General) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-014 | G.L. c. 149, s. 113Light, ventilation, cleanliness, sanitation and heat in establishments | General Court (codified statute; rules by the Attorney General) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |