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Ex. DUT-PA-018Statute (Liquor Code, Act of Apr. 12, 1951, P.L. 90, No. 21, sec. 471)Liquor Code section 471, Revocation and Suspension of Licenses; FinesGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateApr. 12, 19512020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-003Statute (Emergency Management Services Code, Title 35, Part V, Chapter 73, sec. 7301)35 Pa.C.S. sec. 7301, General authority of GovernorGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaStateNov. 26, 19782020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-014Regulation (7 Pa. Code ch. 46, subch. H, sec. 46.1144)7 Pa. Code sec. 46.1144, Conditions of retention: responsibilities of the retail food facility operatorPennsylvania Department of AgriculturePennsylvaniaStateApr. 11, 20142020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-043Township office closed to the public (Mar. 16, 2020); public access to the Township Municipal Building by appointment only from Nov. 16, 2020 (memorandum of Nov. 20, 2020); Township rule requiring all employees to wear face masks in all Township facilities (posted 2021, captured Sept. 20, 2021)Haverford Township building-access and employee mask rules, 2020-2021Township of Haverford (Township Manager David R. Burman; Board of Commissioners)Township of Haverford (Havertown), Delaware County, PennsylvaniaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-066Release: Freeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden CountyFreeholder Board Declares State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 16, 2020)Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr.)Camden County, New JerseyCountyMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-068Extension of the state of emergency (county offices closed indefinitely)Freeholder Board Extends State of Emergency in Camden County (Mar. 28, 2020)Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Freeholder Jonathan Young)Camden County, New JerseyCountyMar. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateSchools and child careCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-PA-020Judicial opinion (majority opinion on an emergency application for extraordinary relief)Friends of Danny DeVito, Kathy Gregory, B&J Laundry, LLC, Blueberry Hill Public Golf Course & Lounge, and Caledonia Land Co. v. Governor Tom…Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (Donohue, J., for the Court; Saylor, C.J., Baer, Todd, Dougherty, Wecht and Mundy, JJ.)PennsylvaniaCourtApr. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-041SEPTA face-covering requirement for all riders (release of June 5, 2020)SEPTA Riders Required to Wear Face Coverings Starting Monday, June 8SEPTA (General Manager Leslie S. Richards)SEPTASector regulatorJune 5, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-042Face Coverings requirement for riders and employees; passenger capacity limits (agency COVID-19 page)Face Coverings - Port Authority of Allegheny CountyPort Authority of Allegheny CountyAllegheny County, Pennsylvania (Port Authority service area)Sector regulatorAug. 5, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. PA-046PA-HAN-563, UPDATE: Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Healthcare Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic (replaces PA-HAN-524)2021-PAHAN-563-04-09-UPDPennsylvania Department of Health (Acting Secretary Alison Beam), Health Alert NetworkPennsylvaniaSector regulatorApr. 9, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-055Orphans' Court Division Administrative Docket No. 17 of 2021In Re: Resumption of In-Person Proceedings and Availability of Hybrid HearingsHon. Sheila Woods-Skipper, Administrative Judge, Orphans' Court DivisionFirst Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division)CourtApr. 22, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-LOCAL-DISTRICTS-AUTHORITIES-036Pennsylvania Convention Center Re-Activation Framework (updated June 2021)Re-activation protocol in force at the Center's reopening to events (summer 2021)Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority and ASM GlobalPennsylvania Convention Center Authority, PennsylvaniaStateJune 1, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-032Temporary Amendment to Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (Order of Court of May 25, 2021)In re: Temporary Amendment to Fifth Judicial District Emergency Operations Plan (May 25, 2021)Kim Berkeley Clark, President JudgeFifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)CourtMay 25, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-018Full Reopening OrderEmergency Order Establishing Safety Measures for Full Reopening to Prevent the Spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)Mayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPH; adopted by the Board of Health July 15, 2021 as the Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 (effective July 16, 2021)City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityJune 15, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-034Order of Court of July 1, 2021: Resumption of Normal Court Operations (AD-21-92-PJ)In re: Resumption of Normal Court Operations, No. AD-21-92-PJKim Berkeley Clark, President JudgeFifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)CourtJuly 1, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PIT-053Return-to-office of county and city employees (July 26, 2021) and the August 6, 2021 vaccinate-or-mask-and-test rules for county and city employees; vaccination required of new hiresAs COVID case rate climbs, county and city workers are back in the office full time (PublicSource)Allegheny County and City of Pittsburgh (as reported by PublicSource, July 30, 2021, updated Aug. 6, 2021)Allegheny County and City of Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCountyJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PIT-051County workforce directive of August 5, 2021: unvaccinated county employees must mask and be tested; unvaccinated visitors to county buildings must mask; vaccination required of all new hires from August 9, 2021Fitzgerald Announces Mask Mandate For Unvaccinated County Workers (WESA, Aug. 5, 2021)County Executive Rich Fitzgerald (as reported by WESA, Pittsburgh's NPR station)Allegheny County, PennsylvaniaCountyAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PIT-036Order of Court of August 9, 2021: Fifth Judicial District Masking Requirements (AD-21-118)In re: Fifth Judicial District Masking Requirements, No. AD-21-118-PJKim Berkeley Clark, President JudgeFifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)CourtAug. 9, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-019Amendment to the Full Reopening Order (Additional Masking Requirements) - the Aug. 12, 2021 indoor mask mandateAmendment to the Emergency Order Establishing Safety Measures for Full Reopening to Prevent the Spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus…Mayor James F. Kenney and Acting Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, MD, MPHCity of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCityAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-071PDPH 'Proof of Vaccination' required sign (vaccinated-only exception)This business requires PROOF OF VACCINATION (Department of Public Health sign template)Philadelphia Department of Public HealthCity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Department of Public Health)CityAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-094Release: Protect yourself and others from Delta: masks required indoors and at large outdoor gatherings in PhiladelphiaProtect yourself and others from Delta: masks required indoors and at large outdoor gatherings in Philadelphia (Aug. 11, 2021; updated Aug.…City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Health (James Garrow) (release, updated Aug. 13, 2021)City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Department of Public Health)CityAug. 11, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-020Amendment to the Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 (Consolidated Safety Measures for Full Reopening and Delegation of Authority)Amendment to the Second Consolidated and Restated Supplemental Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19…Philadelphia Board of Health (adopted Aug. 12/13, 2021; Law Department approval Aug. 13, 2021)City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Board of Health)CityAug. 13, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-089Requirement that all staff and visitors wear masks in all County buildings and facilities from Aug. 16, 2021; recommendation of indoor masking regardless of vaccination statusMontgomery County requires masks in all county buildings and facilities from Monday, Aug. 16, 2021 (announced Aug. 13, 2021)Montgomery County Board of Commissioners with the Office of Public HealthMontgomery County, PennsylvaniaCountyAug. 13, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PIT-037Fifth Judicial District Request for Emergency Judicial Order (August 26, 2021): extension of the judicial emergency through October 1, 2021In re: Fifth Judicial District Request for Emergency Judicial Order (Aug. 26, 2021)Kim Berkeley Clark, President Judge (request to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, No. 23 WM 2020)Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania (Allegheny County)CourtAug. 26, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PHL-092School District of Philadelphia 2021-22 health and safety plan: universal masking of students and staff regardless of vaccination status for the school year opening Aug. 31, 2021School District of Philadelphia universal masking, 2021-22 school yearSchool District of Philadelphia (Superintendent William R. Hite Jr.), implementing the Mayor's and Health Commissioner's orders requiring masks indoors at schools (Exs. MET-PHL-018, 019)City of Philadelphia / School District of PhiladelphiaCityJuly 30, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source