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Ex. DUT-GA-00829 U.S.C. section 654Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause)Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, section 5, 84 Stat. 1590, 1593)United States (applies directly in Georgia, which has no State occupational-safety plan for private employers)FederalDec. 29, 19702020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. GA-016Executive Order 04.13.20.02Regarding the use of face masks/coverings to help prevent the spread of COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
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. MET-ATL-020Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person Proceedings (June 11, 2020), adopted as an Order of the Superior Court of Fulton County on June 12, 2020Atlanta Judicial Circuit Guidelines for Expanding In-Person ProceedingsChief Judges of the Superior, State and Magistrate Courts of Fulton County (Chief Judge Christopher S. Brasher, Superior Court)Fulton County, Georgia (Atlanta Judicial Circuit: Superior, State and Magistrate Courts)CourtJune 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-036Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial Emergency, In re Declaration of Courthouse Safety Guidelines, No. 20-1-0005Order Declaring Courthouse Safety Guidelines During the Judicial EmergencyChief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtJune 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-025Executive Order 06.29.20.02Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateJune 29, 20202020 Q3Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-011Emergency Order Requiring Face Coverings or Masks (June 30, 2020)Emergency Order requiring the public to wear masks or face coverings within the City of SavannahMayor Van R. Johnson IICity of Savannah, GeorgiaCityJune 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-007Executive Order 2020-113Declaring an emergency; exercising emergency powers to ensure the enforcement of the Governor's Executive Order; prohibiting gatherings of…Mayor Keisha Lance BottomsCity of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityJuly 8, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-027Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the Courthouse (July 2020)Notice to the Bar and Public Regarding Safety at the CourthouseChief Judge Reuben M. Green, Superior Court of Cobb CountyCobb County, Georgia (Cobb Judicial Circuit)CourtJuly 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-046Recommended Guidelines: Reopening Phases (revised 7/10/2020)City of Atlanta Recommended Guidelines, Reopening Phases: 'Based on the current available data, Atlanta is in Phase 1'Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (Advisory Council on Reopening Atlanta)City of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityJuly 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-061Executive Order 2020-114Declaring an emergency; exercising emergency powers to ensure the enforcement of the Governor's Executive Order; prohibiting gatherings of…Mayor Keisha Lance BottomsCity of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityJuly 10, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Emergency declarationStay-at-homeGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-042DeKalb County mask ordinance adopted July 14, 2020, as amended July 21, 2020DeKalb County Passes Mask Ordinance to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 (County release, July 21, 2020)DeKalb County Board of Commissioners (ordinance authored by Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson; amendments by CEO Michael L. Thurmond)DeKalb County, GeorgiaCountyJuly 21, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-ATL-055MARTA face-mask requirement for riders (in force by July 2020), as posted on the agency's coronavirus pageMARTA coronavirus page (captured July 15, 2020): 'MARTA requires you to wear a face mask or cloth covering over your nose and mouth to…MARTAMetropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthoritySector regulatorJuly 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. GA-026Executive Order 07.15.20.01Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19 (suspending local face-covering mandates)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateJuly 15, 20202020 Q3Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-012Senate Bill 359 (2020), Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety ActAn Act to amend Title 51 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to torts, so as to provide for certain immunities from…General Assembly of Georgia (Senators Hufstetler, Tillery, Strickland, Albers, Kirkpatrick and others); approved by Governor Brian P. Kemp, August 5, 2020GeorgiaStateAug. 5, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. GA-027Executive Order 08.15.20.01Providing additional guidance for Empowering a Healthy Georgia in response to COVID-19 (Local Option Face Covering Requirement)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateAug. 15, 20202020 Q3Stay-at-homeCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-015DPH Administrative Order, Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening GuidanceState of Georgia Department of Public Health Administrative Order: Long-Term Care Facilities Reopening GuidanceGeorgia Department of Public Health (Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., Commissioner and State Health Officer)GeorgiaStateSept. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-001O.C.G.A. section 31-12-4Isolation and segregation of diseased persons; quarantineGeneral Assembly of Georgia (Code 1933, section 88-1204, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, section 1; amended by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1386, section 9)GeorgiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-002O.C.G.A. section 31-12-3Power to require immunization and other preventive measuresGeneral Assembly of Georgia (Code 1933, section 88-1203, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, section 1; amended 2002)GeorgiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-003O.C.G.A. section 31-2A-4Obligation to safeguard and promote health of people of the stateGeneral Assembly of Georgia (Title 31, Chapter 2A, Department of Public Health; enacted 2011 on the creation of the Department, carrying forward Code 1933, section 88-108)GeorgiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-004O.C.G.A. sections 31-5-8 and 31-5-9Penalty for violations of the provisions of this title; Injunctions for enjoining violations of the provisions of this title; injunctions to…General Assembly of Georgia (Code 1933, section 88-301, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, section 1)GeorgiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-005Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 511-9-1-.01 to 511-9-1-.05Isolation and Quarantine (Scope and Purpose; Definitions; Public Health Control Measures; Powers of the County Boards of Health to Implement…Georgia Department of Public Health (rules filed with the Secretary of State; Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 511-9-1)GeorgiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-006O.C.G.A. sections 38-3-7 and 38-3-4Penalty for violation; EnforcementGeneral Assembly of Georgia (Georgia Emergency Management Act of 1981, formerly the Civil Defense Act; Ga. L. 1951, p. 224, sections 16 and 21)GeorgiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-007O.C.G.A. section 38-3-51Emergency powers of Governor; termination of emergency; limitations in energy emergency; immunityGeneral Assembly of Georgia (Georgia Emergency Management Act; Ga. L. 1951, p. 224, as amended through Ga. L. 2011, p. 701 (HB 339) and later)GeorgiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureCapacity limitStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-009O.C.G.A. sections 34-2-10 and 34-2-13Employer's duty with respect to provision of safe employment generally; Penalties for violations of chapterGeneral Assembly of Georgia (Ga. L. 1937, p. 230, sections 10 and 18; section 18 amended by Ga. L. 1975, p. 198, section 3)GeorgiaState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read