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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-OH-013	Statute (effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.; the 'frequenter statute')Duty of employer to protect employees and frequenters	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 41, Chapter 4101, Safety in the Workplace)	OhioState	Oct. 1, 1953	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-014	Statute (effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.)Duty of employer to furnish safe place of employment	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 4101)	OhioState	Oct. 1, 1953	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-016	Statute (effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.)Powers of department when local authorities fail to act	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Oct. 1, 1953	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-007	Statute (version effective January 1, 1974, Am. Sub. H.B. 511, 109th G.A.; in force through April 5, 2023)Exposing others to contagion	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Jan. 1, 1974	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-017	Court decisionEicher v. United States Steel Corp., 32 Ohio St.3d 248 (1987) (decided September 2, 1987)	Supreme Court of Ohio (per curiam; No. 86-1793)	OhioCourt	Sept. 2, 1987	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OH-004	Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.)Prohibition against violating pandemic, epidemic or bioterrorism rule or order	General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701)	OhioState	Sept. 10, 2012	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementCurfew and hoursWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-072	ODRC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Mar. 14, 2020)Visiting suspended indefinitely; volunteers suspended indefinitely; only mission-critical contractors (construction, medical, food service)…	Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (Director Annette Chambers-Smith)	Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction; State levelState	Mar. 11, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Gathering capWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015	Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Oct. 6, 2025		Health care ordersSupply chainOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-CLE-014	Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic	Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division	Cuyahoga County, OhioCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-045	Joint Emergency Order 4. Public Space - Physical Distancing Requirements (Mar. 17, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000474)Joint Emergency Order 4. Public Space - Physical Distancing Requirements	Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health	City of Cincinnati, OhioCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-047	Executive Order No. EO2020-0004Declaration and Order Regarding Travel During the Pendency of a State of Emergency for Cuyahoga County	County Executive Armond Budish	Cuyahoga County, OhioCounty	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-007	Health Commissioner's Order (Salad Bars and Buffets)Health Commissioner's Order: All salad bars and buffets in food service operations and retail food establishments be closed	Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner, Columbus Board of Health (Columbus Public Health)	City of Columbus and City of Worthington, OhioCity	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-036	Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout OhioNon-essential surgery order	Director of Health Amy Acton, M.D., Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-055	Bulletin 2020-03Health Insurance Coverage Flexibility for Ohio Employees	Jillian Froment, Director and Superintendent of Insurance, Ohio Department of Insurance	OhioSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Workplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-13-075	ODI Bulletin 2020-03Health Insurance Coverage Flexibility for Ohio Employees (60-day premium grace period; continuation of coverage for employees with reduced…	Ohio Department of Insurance (Director Jillian Froment)	OhioSector regulator	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Workplace rulesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OH-011	Ohio Director's Stay at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) secs. 12(k), 15Director's Order that All Persons Stay at Home Unless Engaged in Essential Work or Activity	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-14-027	Director's Stay at Home OrderDirector's Order that All Persons Stay at Home Unless Engaged in Essential Work or Activity	Amy Acton, M.D., Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Mar. 22, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. OH-066	Executive Order 2020-07D; Ohio Adm. Code 5101:2-12-02.1, 5101:2-13-02.1, 5101:2-14-02.1 (emergency)The Emergency Adoption of Rules 5101:2-12-02.1, 5101:2-13-02.1 and 5101:2-14-02.1 of the Ohio Administrative Code by the Ohio Department of…	Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-07D) and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services	OhioState	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitSchools and child careWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-063	Port of Cleveland notice, Mar. 27, 2020: precautions for the 2020 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season (opening Apr. 1; first vessel about the second week of April); vessel representatives required to report sick or deceased crew within 15 days to CDC under 42 C.F.R. 71.21; Coast Guard notice-of-arrival review; vessel masters to inform boarding teams of ill crew; stakeholders to review vessel quarantine and security segregation proceduresPreventative Precautions for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) at the Port of Cleveland	Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Port of Cleveland)	Ohio (Port of Cleveland; Cuyahoga County)Sector regulator	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Workplace rulesQuarantine and isolationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-048	Joint Emergency Order 6. Plans for Restaurants Providing Carry out (Apr. 1, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000535)Joint Emergency Order 6. Plans for Restaurants Providing Carry out	Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health	City of Cincinnati, OhioCity	Apr. 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-003	Joint Administrative Order re Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19In re: Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19	Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell)	Hamilton County, OhioCourt	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Courts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. OH-014	Amended Director's Stay At Home OrderAmended Director's Order that All Persons Stay at Home Unless Engaged in Essential Work or Activity	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Apr. 2, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-029	Amended Order Declaring Judicial Emergency and Outlining Court Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Amended Order Declaring Judicial Emergency and Outlining Court Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic	Judges of the Cleveland Municipal Court, General Division	City of Cleveland, OhioCourt	Apr. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-017	Order Extending the Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry)In re: Order Extending the Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic	Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division	Cuyahoga County, OhioCourt	Apr. 28, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. OH-019	Director's Stay Safe Ohio OrderDirector's Order that Reopens Businesses, with Exceptions, and Continues a Stay Healthy and Safe at Home Order	Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health	OhioState	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineSchools and child careHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read

General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Title 41, Chapter 4101, Safety in the Workplace), Statute (effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.; the 'frequenter statute') (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-013)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 4101), Statute (effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-014)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (effective October 1, 1953, H.B. 1, 100th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-016)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (version effective January 1, 1974, Am. Sub. H.B. 511, 109th G.A.; in force through April 5, 2023) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-007)
Supreme Court of Ohio (per curiam; No. 86-1793), Court decision (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-017)
General Assembly of Ohio (Ohio Revised Code, Chapter 3701), Statute (effective September 10, 2012, Am. Sub. H.B. 487, 129th G.A.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OH-004)
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (Director Annette Chambers-Smith), ODRC 'COVID-19 Updates' page (as archived Mar. 14, 2020) (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-072)
State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission dates (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, Order Declaring a Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-014)
Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health, Joint Emergency Order 4. Public Space - Physical Distancing Requirements (Mar. 17, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000474) (Ex. MET-CIN-045)
County Executive Armond Budish, Executive Order No. EO2020-0004 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-047)
Mysheika W. Roberts, MD, MPH, Health Commissioner, Columbus Board of Health (Columbus Public Health), Health Commissioner's Order (Salad Bars and Buffets) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-007)
Director of Health Amy Acton, M.D., Ohio Department of Health, Director's Order for the Management of Non-Essential Surgeries and Procedures throughout Ohio (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-036)
Jillian Froment, Director and Superintendent of Insurance, Ohio Department of Insurance, Bulletin 2020-03 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. OH-055)
Ohio Department of Insurance (Director Jillian Froment), ODI Bulletin 2020-03 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-13-075)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Director's Stay at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) secs. 12(k), 15 (Ex. OH-011)
Amy Acton, M.D., Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Stay at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-027)
Governor Mike DeWine (Executive Order 2020-07D) and Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Executive Order 2020-07D; Ohio Adm. Code 5101:2-12-02.1, 5101:2-13-02.1, 5101:2-14-02.1 (emergency) (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. OH-066)
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority (Port of Cleveland), Port of Cleveland notice, Mar. 27, 2020: precautions for the 2020 Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation season (opening Apr. 1; first vessel about the second week of April); vessel representatives required to report sick or deceased crew within 15 days to CDC under 42 C.F.R. 71.21; Coast Guard notice-of-arrival review; vessel masters to inform boarding teams of ill crew; stakeholders to review vessel quarantine and security segregation procedures (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-063)
Mayor John Cranley jointly with the Cincinnati Board of Health, Joint Emergency Order 6. Plans for Restaurants Providing Carry out (Apr. 1, 2020) (Clerk of Council docket record, matter 202000535) (Ex. MET-CIN-048)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court (Judges Kubicki and Russell), Joint Administrative Order re Courthouse Access Screening Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-003)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Amended Director's Stay At Home Order (Apr. 2, 2020) (Ex. OH-014)
Judges of the Cleveland Municipal Court, General Division, Amended Order Declaring Judicial Emergency and Outlining Court Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-029)
Judges of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, Order Extending the Judicial Emergency and Continuity of Operations of the Court Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (Journal Entry) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. MET-CLE-017)
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director, Ohio Department of Health, Director's Stay Safe Ohio Order (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. OH-019)

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