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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. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-070GDC release, 'Georgia Department of Corrections Suspends Visitation Statewide: Steps Being Taken to Mitigate COVID-19 Exposure Risks' (Mar. 12, 2020)Visitation suspended at all correctional facilities statewide through Apr. 10, 2020 following the Governor's directive; facility tours…Georgia Department of Corrections (Commissioner Timothy C. Ward)Georgia Department of Corrections; State levelStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-005Executive Order 2020-07Declaring an emergency within the City of Atlanta; temporary prohibition on large public assemblages, events or gatherings of more than…Mayor Keisha Lance BottomsCity of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationGathering capEvents and venuesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-27-007USG Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates: 'USG Suspends Instruction to Assess Continuity Plans, Online Instruction' (Mar. 12, 2020), 'USG Moves to Online Instruction for Remainder of Semester' (Mar. 16, 2020, 4:47 p.m.), 'USG Institutions to Develop Creative Alternatives to Commencement Ceremony' (Mar. 18, 2020), refunds update (Mar. 19, 2020)Systemwide suspension of instruction, move to online instruction for the remainder of spring 2020, closure of residence halls, cancellation…University System of Georgia (Chancellor Steve Wrigley; Board of Regents)Georgia (University System of Georgia, Board of Regents; 26 institutions)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-018ACCG, State Laws Impacting Georgia Counties during the 2020 Public Health Emergency (Mar. 16, 2020; updated Mar. 17, 2020)State Laws Impacting Georgia Counties during the 2020 Public Health EmergencyAssociation County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), the statewide association of Georgia's 159 county governmentsGeorgiaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyBusiness closureTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-032Executive Order 03.16.20.01School Closures to Stop Spread of COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. GA-003Executive Order 03.16.20.01Closing public elementary, secondary, and post-secondary schools from March 18, 2020 to March 31, 2020 to stop the spread of COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-008Declaration of Local Emergency (COVID-19)Declaration of Local EmergencyMayor Van R. Johnson II (attest Mark Massey, Clerk of Council)City of Savannah, GeorgiaCityMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-022Executive Order No. 20-001Executive Order declaring a public health and economic state of emergency in DeKalb County (COVID-19)Chief Executive Officer Michael L. ThurmondDeKalb County, GeorgiaCountyMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. GA-006Executive Order 03.24.20.01Reducing restrictions for Child Care Learning Centers and Family Child Learning Homes to assist in the State's response to COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-001Executive Order 2020-21Declaring an emergency; directing all individuals living in the City of Atlanta to stay at their place of residence; ceasing non-essential…Mayor Keisha Lance BottomsCity of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-009First Amended Declaration of Local Emergency ('Shelter at Home')First Amended Declaration of Local Emergency, 'Shelter at Home'Mayor Van R. Johnson IICity of Savannah, GeorgiaCityMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-030Declaration of Emergency in Cobb CountyDeclaration of Emergency in Cobb County (COVID-19)Michael H. Boyce, Chairman, Cobb County Board of CommissionersCobb County, Georgia (unincorporated area)CountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. GA-008Executive Order 03.26.20.02Closing public elementary and secondary schools through April 24, 2020 to stop the spread of COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-054Executive Order 2020-22Re-declaring the emergency; all individuals directed to shelter at their place of residence; all businesses to cease non-essential…Mayor Keisha Lance BottomsCity of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-023Executive Order No. 20-002Executive Order Declaring a State of Emergency in DeKalb County and Ordering That All Individuals Living in DeKalb County Are Directed to…Chief Executive Officer Michael L. ThurmondDeKalb County, GeorgiaCountyMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-002Administrative Order for Public Health Control Measures Related to COVID-19, Directing All Residents of Fulton County to Shelter in PlaceFulton County Board of Health Administrative Order (20.03.31)S. Elizabeth Ford, M.D., M.B.A., District Health Director, Public Health District 3.2, and C.E.O., Fulton County Board of HealthFulton County, Georgia (Public Health District 3-2)CountyMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-15-039Executive Order 03.16.20.01School Closures to Stop Spread of COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. ECO-B-033Executive Order 04.01.20.01Extended School Closures to Stop Spread of COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 1, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. GA-009Executive Order 04.01.20.01Closing public elementary and secondary schools through the end of the 2019-2020 school year to stop the spread of COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 1, 20202020 Q2Schools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. GA-010Executive Order 04.02.20.01Executive Order to Ensure a Safe & Healthy Georgia (statewide shelter in place)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. GA-011Executive Order 04.03.20.01Authorizing sheriffs to enforce the provisions of Executive Order 04.02.20.01 involving businesses, establishments, for-profit corporations…Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. GA-013Executive Order 04.08.20.03Ensuring the safety of employees and residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities in response to COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-04-060Executive Order 04.08.20.03Ensuring the safety of employees and residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities in response to COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. GA-014Executive Order 04.08.20.04Regarding the suspension of short-term rentals to help stop the spread of COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q2Business closureTravel and quarantinePrimary source read

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