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Ex. SEC-10-024Ballotpedia, Documenting Michigan's path to recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021 (secondary chronology)Secondary source for: MIOSHA extension of the COVID-19 workplace emergency rules on Apr. 13, 2021 'through Oct. 14' [2021]; the rules'…Ballotpedia (secondary source) recording MIOSHA and Governor actionsMichiganStateJune 22, 20212020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-12-083States that issued lockdown and stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 (as archived Jan. 5, 2021)Ballotpedia stay-at-home order table (start and end dates by State)Ballotpedia (compilation)United States (all States)StateDec. 31, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-003School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic year (school mask requirements and bans, staff and student vaccine requirements, litigation)School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic yearBallotpediaUnited States (fifty States)OtherAug. 1, 20222021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AR-0802021-2022 COVID-19 Guidance for Schools (revised July 27, 2021)Statewide guidance for the 2021-22 school year: masks cannot be mandated under Act 1002; quarantine of unvaccinated, unmasked close…Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Arkansas Department of Education, with the Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJuly 27, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-018Executive Order GA-08Relating to COVID-19 preparedness and mitigationGovernor Greg AbbottTexasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-025Executive Order No. 104Aggressive social distancing measures: gatherings limited to 50; closure of all schools, colleges, casinos, racetracks, gyms, theaters…Governor Philip D. MurphyNew JerseyStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hoursPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-034Executive Order Number Fifty-Three (2020)Temporary Restrictions on Restaurants, Recreational, Entertainment, Gatherings, Non-Essential Retail Businesses, and Closure of K-12 Schools…Governor Ralph S. NorthamVirginiaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-076MDHHS Emergency Order, Gatherings and Face Mask Order (Nov. 15, 2020), extended Dec. 7, 2020Gatherings and Face Mask Order ('Pause to Save Lives'): high schools and colleges closed to in-person instruction; indoor dining closedMichigan Department of Health and Human Services (Director Robert Gordon)MichiganStateNov. 15, 20202020 Q4Business closureGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-159Executive Order of September 1, 2021 (reported EO 21-24) exempting consistently masked classrooms from close-contact quarantineQuarantine exemption for asymptomatic close contacts in schools and day cares with consistent mask usage (Sept. 1, 2021)Governor Eric J. HolcombIndianaStateSept. 1, 20212021 Q3Schools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. KY-068Healthy at Work Requirements for Government Offices and Agencies, Version 1.1Requirements for Government Offices and Agencies (state offices reopened May 18, 2020 for limited in-person services at 33 percent…Cabinet for Health and Family Services (Healthy at Work requirements under EO 2020-396 and the CHFS order of May 18, 2020)KentuckyStateMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Telework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. LA-0754 Aces Enterprises, LLC v. Edwards, No. 20-2150, Order and Reasons (E.D. La. Aug. 17, 2020) (Doc. 50)Order and Reasons denying bar owners' motion to enjoin enforcement of Proclamations 89 and 96 JBE 2020 (on-site consumption ban at bars)United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (Feldman, J.)Louisiana (E.D. La.)CourtAug. 17, 20202020 Q3Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BAL-003Mayoral Executive Order, Continuation of Mayoral Stay at Home Orders; Limited Opening of Religious Facilities, Personal Services Establishments, Youth Camps, Libraries and DaycareMayoral Executive Order: Continuation of Mayoral Stay at Home Orders; Limited Opening of Religious Facilities, Personal Services…Mayor Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, in consultation with the Commissioner of HealthBaltimore City, MarylandCityJune 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MS-059Casino closure directive (March 2020) and reopening standards (May 2020)Closure of licensed casinos and reopening under Gaming Commission and CDC conditions from May 21, 2020Mississippi Gaming Commission (Executive Director Allen Godfrey)MississippiSector regulatorMay 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. NC-072StrongSchoolsNC Public Health Toolkit (K-12), Interim Guidance, published June 2020, updated July 21 and August 10, 2021StrongSchoolsNC: Public Health Toolkit (K-12) Interim GuidanceNorth Carolina Department of Health and Human ServicesNorth CarolinaSector regulatorAug. 10, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. NE-027Directed Health Measure Order 2020-LBHD-005Directed Health Measure Order 2020-LBHD-005 (first Phase IV order, from July 24, 2020)Nebraska DHHS, Chief Medical OfficerNebraska (Loup Basin Public Health District: Blaine, Loup, Garfield, Wheeler, Custer, Valley, Greeley, Sherman and Howard Counties)StateJuly 23, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. NV-042Declaration of Emergency Directive 048County transmission-level mechanics; 'indoor public setting' defined to include offices and breakrooms; face coverings in all school…Governor Steve SisolakNevadaStateAug. 4, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. OK-010Sixth Amended Executive Order 2020-07Sixth amended emergency declaration: 14-day quarantine for air travelers from the New York tri-State area, Washington, California and…Governor J. Kevin StittOklahomaStateMar. 29, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-022Emergency Executive Order 20-99 (Four Week Dial Back), as extended by EO 20-103 (Dec. 16, 2020)Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (organized youth and adult sports paused)Governor Tim WalzMinnesotaStateNov. 18, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureGathering capEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-024COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California, 2021-22 School Year (originally published July 12, 2021)COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California, 2021-22 School YearCalifornia Department of Public HealthCaliforniaSector regulatorJuly 12, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-060Executive Order No. 20-09Closure of K-12 schools through April 28, 2020; restrictions on in-person instruction at institutions of higher educationGovernor Kate BrownOregonStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Business closureSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-078MDHHS Emergency Order: Gatherings and Face Mask Order of November 15, 2020 (in-person instruction at high schools and colleges suspended Nov. 18-Dec. 8, 2020; extended Dec. 7 to Dec. 20, 2020)Gatherings and Face Mask Order (Nov. 15, 2020)Director Robert Gordon, Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichiganSector regulatorNov. 15, 20202020 Q4Business closureGathering capSchools and child careEvents and venuesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-18-027Executive Order 04.20.20.01Reviving a Healthy Georgia (reopening of gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, barbers, cosmetologists, hair designers…Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-18-037Addendum 15 to Executive Order 01-20Addendum 15 (restaurant and bar outdoor operations; State regulation; reopening under ACCD and VDH guidance, including hair salons and…Governor Philip B. ScottVermontStateMay 22, 20202020 Q2Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-20-043Executive Order 2020-145Safeguards to protect Michigan's workers from COVID-19 (rescinding EO 2020-114)Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichiganStateJuly 9, 20202020 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. WV-031Executive Order 37-20Termination of the gym closure; fitness centers, gymnasiums and recreation centers may resume under guidanceGovernor Jim JusticeWest VirginiaStateMay 15, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source read

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