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Ex. DUT-AR-01129 U.S.C. 654, Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause)29 U.S.C. 654. Duties of employers and employeesCongress of the United States (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, sec. 5)United States (applies in Arkansas, which has no OSHA-approved State plan)FederalDec. 29, 19702020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-007Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases (effective January 1, 2019)Arkansas State Board of Health Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reportable Diseases, effective January 1, 2019 (as reproduced, with the…Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateJan. 1, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-008Ark. Code Ann. 11-2-117, Safe place of employment -- Duties of employer and directorArk. Code Ann. 11-2-117. Safe place of employment -- Duties of employer and directorGeneral Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1937, No. 161, sec. 9)ArkansasStateJuly 1, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-015Rules Pertaining to Retail Food Establishments (effective September 7, 2019)Arkansas State Board of Health Rules Pertaining to Retail Food Establishments, effective September 7, 2019Arkansas State Board of Health / Arkansas Department of Health, Environmental Health Protection (Nathaniel Smith, M.D., Secretary of Health)ArkansasStateSept. 7, 20192020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-023DOC news release, 'DOC Takes Steps to Prevent Spread of COVID-19'Inmate visitation suspended 21 days at all prisons and community correction centers; only badged volunteers admitted; Parole Board hearings…Arkansas Department of Corrections (Secretary Wendy Kelley)Arkansas Department of Corrections (Division of Correction and Division of Community Correction); State levelStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AR-018In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 116 (per curiam)Per curiam suspending all in-person proceedings in all appellate, circuit and district courtsSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-019In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 125 (per curiam)Per curiam closing the Justice Building to the public and extending the suspension of in-person proceedings to April 17, 2020Supreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-035ADH Directive of March 19, 2020Directive closing schools through April 17, closing restaurant and bar dine-in service, gyms and indoor entertainment venues, moving State…Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasStateMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateSchools and child careHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-020In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 132 (per curiam)Per curiam extending the suspension of in-person proceedings through May 1, 2020 and suspending jury summonses through June 30, 2020Supreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-02-053ADH Directive on Elective SurgeriesDirective postponing elective procedures, testing and office visitsArkansas Department of Health (Secretary of Health Nathaniel Smith, M.D.)ArkansasStateMar. 30, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. AR-003Executive Order 20-13Executive Order to Amend Executive Order 20-03 Regarding the Public Health Emergency Concerning COVID-19 for the Purpose of Imposing Further…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateApr. 4, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-021In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 163 (per curiam)Per curiam extending the suspension of in-person proceedings through May 15, 2020 with a ten-person courtroom limit and face coveringsSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtApr. 23, 20202020 Q2Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-030In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Eviction Filings, 2020 Ark. 166 (per curiam)Per curiam requiring eviction and failure-to-vacate filings to plead that the property is not a CARES Act covered dwellingSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-005Executive Order 20-25Executive Order to Amend Executive Order 20-03... for the Purpose of Renewing the Disaster and Public Health Emergency to Prevent the Spread…Governor Asa HutchinsonArkansasStateMay 5, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. AR-051ADH Directive on Resuming Restaurant Dine-in Operations (effective May 11, 2020; revised May 18; Phase 2 revision June 15, 2020)Restaurant dine-in at one-third then 66 percent of seating with masking, distancing and service rulesSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMay 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-022In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 187 (per curiam)Per curiam resuming hearings from May 18, 2020 by video, audio or in person under Department of Health gathering limitsSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtMay 8, 20202020 Q2Gathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-052ADH Directive on Resuming Bar or Club Operations (effective May 26, 2020; Phase 2 revision June 15, 2020)Bars and clubs: closed from March 20, resumed May 26 with distancing, 66 percent from June 15Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorMay 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Capacity limitFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-023In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic (per curiam, June 11, 2020)Per curiam setting a fifty-person courtroom cap with masks and temperature checks and ending the jury-trial suspension June 30, 2020Supreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtJune 11, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-024In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Ark. 384 (per curiam)Per curiam suspending jury trials not yet begun until January 15, 2021 and adopting remote-participation protocolsSupreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtNov. 20, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-065ADH Directive for hours of operation to Alcoholic Beverage Control on-premise permitted locations (issued Nov. 19, 2020; effective Nov. 20, 2020 until Jan. 3, 2021)Eleven o'clock closing of on-premises alcohol locationsSecretary of Health, Arkansas Department of HealthArkansasSector regulatorNov. 19, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Curfew and hoursAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. AR-025In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021 Ark. 1 (per curiam)Per curiam extending the jury-trial suspension through February 28, 2021Supreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtJan. 5, 20212021 Q1Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AR-026In re Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021 Ark. 30 (per curiam)Per curiam suspending jury trials through April 30, 2021Supreme Court of ArkansasArkansasCourtFeb. 12, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-002Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-109, Authority to regulate public health -- ExceptionsArk. Code Ann. 20-7-109. Authority to regulate public health -- Exceptions (State Board of Health rulemaking for public health and safety…General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1913, No. 96, sec. 6)ArkansasStateMar. 18, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-003Ark. Code Ann. 20-7-101, Violations -- PenaltiesArk. Code Ann. 20-7-101. Violations -- Penalties (misdemeanor for violating the act or any order or rule under it; each day a separate…General Assembly of Arkansas (Acts 1913, No. 96, sec. 28)ArkansasStateMar. 18, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-006Act 401 of 2021 (SB 254)An Act to Ensure that Businesses Are Not Penalized by the Department of Health for the Behavior of Patrons or Customers During the…General Assembly of Arkansas, 93rd General Assembly (SB 254, Sen. K. Hammer)ArkansasStateMar. 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read

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