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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-MN-007	Minn. Stat. ch. 182 (2020), Occupational Safety and HealthMinnesota Occupational Safety and Health Act: rights and duties of employers (§ 182.653), rights and duties of employees (§ 182.654)…	Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, Minn. Stat. ch. 182; administered by the Department of Labor and Industry, MNOSHA, under an approved State plan, 29 U.S.C. § 667)	MinnesotaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-014	MNOSHA, Safety and health guidelines for the employers and employees of essential work operations (COVID-19), as posted by April 6, 2020Safety and health guidelines for the employers and employees of essential work operations	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA)	MinnesotaState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MN-038	Emergency Executive Order 21-21, Safely Sunsetting COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions; Amending Emergency Executive Orders 20-55, 20-81 and 21-11 (May 6, 2021)Safely Sunsetting COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	May 6, 2021	2021 Q2	Workplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-067	Laws of Minnesota 2020, Chapter 72 (H.F. 4537)An act relating to workers' compensation; providing a presumption for COVID-19 workers' compensation claims for certain employees; requiring…	Minnesota Legislature; signed by Governor Tim Walz April 7, 2020, 5:04 p.m.	Minnesota (Legislature; binding employers and insurers under the Workers' Compensation Act)State	Apr. 7, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-009	Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025)Adoption of Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards by Reference (29 C.F.R. parts 1904, 1910 and others, with the listed Federal…	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655	MinnesotaState	Oct. 30, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-008	Emergency Regulation No. 2020-11Operational conditions on Licensed Congregate Health Care Facilities (limited entry, communal dining suspended, cohorting, staff face…	Mayor Jacob Frey	City of MinneapolisCity	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-013	COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Requirements Guidance, General (all businesses), updated July 29, 2020COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Requirements: Guidance, General (minimum protections and protocols for all businesses)	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry with the Department of Health and the Department of Employment and Economic Development (the 'Plan Guidance' the executive orders incorporate)	MinnesotaState	July 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-011	Minn. R. 4626.0045 (Food Code § 2-201.12, Exclusions and Restrictions)Minnesota Food Code: the person in charge shall exclude or restrict ill food employees	Minnesota Department of Health (Minnesota Food Code, Minn. R. ch. 4626, under Minn. Stat. §§ 31.101, 31.11, 144.05, 144.07, 144.08, 144.12, 157.011)	MinnesotaState	Jan. 2, 2019	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-019	MDH, 'Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81' (web page, first captured July 23, 2020; updated through 2021)Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81	Minnesota Department of Health	MinnesotaState	July 23, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSP-062	Face Covering Protocol (updated August 2, 2021)Face masks required of all faculty, staff, students and visitors, including contractors, service providers, vendors and suppliers, in every…	University of Minnesota (University Health and Safety; Office of the President)	University of Minnesota (all campuses; Twin Cities)State	Aug. 2, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MN-045	News release, 'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees	Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan	MinnesotaState	Aug. 11, 2021	2021 Q3	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MN-039	Emergency Executive Order 21-23Amending Emergency Executive Orders 20-51, 20-81, 21-11, and 21-21	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	May 14, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-010	Minn. R. 5206.0600 (Employee Right-to-Know: Infectious Agents)Employee Right-to-Know Standard, Infectious Agents: employers' duty to evaluate the workplace for recognized infectious agents and to train…	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), Employee Right-to-Know standard under Minn. Stat. § 182.653, subds. 4a-4e, and § 182.655	MinnesotaState	Jan. 18, 2014	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-020	Resolution amending Resolution 2020R-075 (September 10, 2021)Amending Resolution 2020R-075: ratifying Emergency Regulation 2021-5 (COVID-19 Testing and Proof of Vaccination Policy for City employees)…	Minneapolis City Council	City of MinneapolisCity	Sept. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Emergency declarationWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-040	Emergency Executive Order 2021-25Rescinding Emergency Executive Order 2021-21 (face coverings)	Mayor Melvin Carter III	City of Saint PaulCity	June 2, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MSP-050	Board vote of June 8, 2021 easing the face-coverings policyBoard votes to ease face coverings policy (posted June 8, 2021)	Ramsey County Board of Commissioners (County release)	Ramsey CountyCounty	June 8, 2021	2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-MSP-064	Hennepin County District Court COVID-19 Information page (Aug. 3, 2021 capture): transitional phase June 14 - September 6, 2021Court operations in transitional phase June 14 - Sept. 6, 2021: in-person criminal jury trials and major hearings; all other proceedings…	Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Minnesota Judicial Branch page)	Hennepin County (Fourth Judicial District)Court	Aug. 3, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MN-015	Emergency Executive Order 20-40, Allowing Workers in Non-Critical Sectors to Return to Safe Workplaces (Apr. 23, 2020)Allowing Workers in Non-Critical Sectors to Return to Safe Workplaces	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Apr. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MN-025	Emergency Executive Order 20-74, Continuing to Safely Reopen Minnesota's Economy and Ensuring Safe Non-Work Activities during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency (June 5, 2020)Continuing to Safely Reopen Minnesota's Economy and Ensuring Safe Non-Work Activities	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateCapacity limitGathering capAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. MN-032	Emergency Executive Order 20-99, Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (Nov. 18, 2020)Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19	Governor Tim Walz	MinnesotaState	Nov. 18, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureTelework mandateGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-24-011	Emergency Executive Order 20-12, Preserving Access to Human Services Programs During the COVID-19 Peacetime EmergencyPreserving Access to Human Services Programs During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency	Governor Tim Walz (Emergency Executive Order, approved by the Executive Council)	MinnesotaState	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read

Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1973, Minn. Stat. ch. 182; administered by the Department of Labor and Industry, MNOSHA, under an approved State plan, 29 U.S.C. § 667), Minn. Stat. ch. 182 (2020), Occupational Safety and Health (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-007)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA), MNOSHA, Safety and health guidelines for the employers and employees of essential work operations (COVID-19), as posted by April 6, 2020 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-014)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 21-21, Safely Sunsetting COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions; Amending Emergency Executive Orders 20-55, 20-81 and 21-11 (May 6, 2021) (Ex. MN-038)
Minnesota Legislature; signed by Governor Tim Walz April 7, 2020, 5:04 p.m, Laws of Minnesota 2020, Chapter 72 (H.F. 4537) (Apr. 7, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-067)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655, Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-009)
Mayor Jacob Frey, Emergency Regulation No. 2020-11 (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. MET-MSP-008)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry with the Department of Health and the Department of Employment and Economic Development (the 'Plan Guidance' the executive orders incorporate), COVID-19 Preparedness Plan Requirements Guidance, General (all businesses), updated July 29, 2020 (Ex. DUT-MN-013)
Minnesota Department of Health (Minnesota Food Code, Minn. R. ch. 4626, under Minn. Stat. §§ 31.101, 31.11, 144.05, 144.07, 144.08, 144.12, 157.011), Minn. R. 4626.0045 (Food Code § 2-201.12, Exclusions and Restrictions) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-011)
Minnesota Department of Health, MDH, 'Face Covering Requirements and Recommendations under Executive Order 20-81' (web page, first captured July 23, 2020; updated through 2021) (Ex. DUT-MN-019)
University of Minnesota (University Health and Safety; Office of the President), Face Covering Protocol (updated August 2, 2021) (Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-062)
Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, News release, 'Governor Walz Announces Vaccination Requirements for State Agency Employees' (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MN-045)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 21-23 (May 14, 2021) (Ex. MN-039)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), Employee Right-to-Know standard under Minn. Stat. § 182.653, subds. 4a-4e, and § 182.655, Minn. R. 5206.0600 (Employee Right-to-Know: Infectious Agents) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-010)
Minneapolis City Council, Resolution amending Resolution 2020R-075 (September 10, 2021) (Sept. 10, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-020)
Mayor Melvin Carter III, Emergency Executive Order 2021-25 (June 2, 2021) (Ex. MET-MSP-040)
Ramsey County Board of Commissioners (County release), Board vote of June 8, 2021 easing the face-coverings policy (Ex. MET-MSP-050)
Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District (Minnesota Judicial Branch page), Hennepin County District Court COVID-19 Information page (Aug. 3, 2021 capture): transitional phase June 14 - September 6, 2021 (Ex. MET-MSP-064)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-40, Allowing Workers in Non-Critical Sectors to Return to Safe Workplaces (Apr. 23, 2020) (Ex. MN-015)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-74, Continuing to Safely Reopen Minnesota's Economy and Ensuring Safe Non-Work Activities during the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency (June 5, 2020) (Ex. MN-025)
Governor Tim Walz, Emergency Executive Order 20-99, Implementing a Four Week Dial Back on Certain Activities to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (Nov. 18, 2020) (Ex. MN-032)
Governor Tim Walz (Emergency Executive Order, approved by the Executive Council), Emergency Executive Order 20-12, Preserving Access to Human Services Programs During the COVID-19 Peacetime Emergency (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-24-011)

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