Industry 12 of 27

Professional and Information Services

The professional, technical and information services industry is the office economy: about 10.8 million employees in NAICS 54 and roughly 3 million in NAICS 51 (BLS, Industries at a Glance, read Sept. 26, 2026; Ex. SEC-12-069), organized in law firms…

OFoffice premises under telework…CSclient meetings and site visits CTcourts, agencies, recorders and…EVconferences, trade shows and…PJprojects dependent on clients'…DCinfrastructure, data centers and…BDbusiness development and federal…HRhiring, licensing examinations…WFworkforce availability CBclient base under stay-home…

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In plain terms: if you run a law firm, an accounting practice, an engineering or architecture firm, a consultancy, a software or IT services company, an agency, a publisher or a studio, your business operated under governmental orders in every quarter from April 2020 through September 2021. The States closed your office or ordered it to telework; the courts suspended trials; the bar, CPA and engineering examinations were cancelled; the consulates stopped issuing visas; and the federal agencies that buy your services went to maximum telework. When the office caps expired in 2021, the federal workplace and contractor orders, the State workplace standards, the court orders and, from July 17, 2021, the indoor face-covering orders of the largest States and metros did not. This page lists those orders by layer and by quarter, with dates, instrument numbers and exhibit links, and answers each of the fourteen sentences the letters of the Internal Revenue Service (the "Service") use.

Professional and information services under the orders

Employers in professional, technical and information services operated under orders from appropriate governmental authorities limiting commerce, travel and group meetings in every quarter from the second quarter of 2020 through the third quarter of 2021. In March 2020 the States closed offices or ordered them to telework; the courts suspended trials; the bar, CPA and engineering examinations were cancelled; the consulates stopped issuing visas; and the federal agencies that buy the industry's services went to maximum telework. Offices reopened in the summer of 2020 at a fraction of their occupancy, and in the winter of 2020-21 seventeen jurisdictions cut them back again. The caps and telework mandates expired in steps between April 4 and June 30, 2021. The federal workplace and contractor orders, the workplace-safety standards of California, Virginia, Oregon and Washington, New York's exposure-prevention plans, the court orders of the United States and of at least twenty-nine States and the entry proclamations remained in force, and from July 17, 2021 the indoor face-covering orders of the largest States and metros were added to them. The orders reached ten functions of an employer in this industry: the office, customer meetings and site visits, the courts and recorders, conferences, customer-dependent projects, data centers and field work, business development and federal contracting, hiring and licensing, the workforce and the customer base. This page inventories those orders by layer and by quarter, with dates, instrument numbers and exhibit links, and answers each of the fourteen sentences the Service's letters use. The quarter those letters most often dispute is the third quarter of 2021, and the record answers it: the instruments in force on July 1 and September 30, 2021 are listed below by name and date.

Partial suspension, element by element

Every analysis on this site asks the same five questions in the same order. Here they are asked of Professional and Information Services, from the industry's own record.

The order: issuer, instrument, date, exhibit.The Library holds 69 instruments from this industry's own regulators and sector authorities and 91 organizer notices. The earliest is Supreme Court of Ohio, In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-039). The fifty-State regime table below names the State orders that reached its premises, State by State, each with its exhibit; the federal layer and the standing duties sit behind them on every day of the six quarters.
The function of the business it reached.The orders named the functions of the business in terms. Three of this industry's 10 function codes: OFoffice premises under telework…CSclient meetings and site visitsCTcourts, agencies, recorders and…. The full key follows this panel, and Function by function reads the orders against each code.
The change it compelled: the operative words.The operative words of In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166 (Ex. SEC-12-039): “(A) This order shall apply retroactively to the date of the emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D and shall expire on the date the period of emergency ends or July 30, 2020, whichever is sooner.... (C) Any requirement in a rule of the Court that a party appear in person or requiring…” Each record page quotes the operative words in full, with the enforcement provision beside them.
The quarter: in force on which days.Every instrument carries the quarters it was in force. This industry's record runs across all six: 2020 Q278 2020 Q341 2020 Q432 2021 Q126 2021 Q225 2021 Q340 (the count is this industry's own instruments carrying the quarter). The six quarters sets out what was in force in each, and the third quarter of 2021 is listed instrument by instrument below.
The statute's answer.A partial suspension is a temporary delay, interruption or termination of a portion of the business's operations; the order need only be the but-for cause of it; and nothing in the Suspension Clause asks whether the business was essential, stayed open, could telework or served customers who were themselves under orders (Tri-State Memorial Hospital v. United States). The test and the method are stated once, for every industry, at Partial suspension, element by element.

The same five steps run through the report the site builds for your own State, metro and quarters.

Function codes

The analysis describes the business as ten functions, each with a two-letter code that every page of this set uses without variation. An order “reached” a function when its operative words told the business what that part of it could do, when, where, for how many and on what conditions.

Code	Function of the business
OF	office premises under telework mandates and occupancy caps
CS	client meetings and site visits
CT	courts, agencies, recorders and notaries
EV	conferences, trade shows and events
PJ	projects dependent on clients' operations (construction, retail, hospitality, manufacturing, public-sector clients)
DC	infrastructure, data centers and field work
BD	business development and federal contracting
HR	hiring, licensing examinations, visas and credentialing
WF	workforce availability (schools, child care, quarantine, transit, vaccination status)
CB	client base under stay-home, closure and capacity orders

The fifty-State regime table

One row per State and the District. The State name opens the State's own page; every exhibit ID opens the instrument. Sort by State from the column head, or type to find a State.

State	Office instrument	Issuer	Start	End, or the steps	Operative words	Court order	Remote notarization	Q3 2021	Functions	Source	Grade
AlabamaAL	State Health Officer Order of Apr. 3, 2020 (stay at home, eff. Apr. 4 - Apr. 30, 2020; non-essential businesses closed); Safer at Home orders Apr. 30 - 2021 (no office capacity cap); statewide mask order July 16, 2020 - Apr. 9, 2021	State Health Officer Scott Harris; Governor Kay Ivey	2020-04-04	stay home ended Apr. 30, 2020; masks ended Apr. 9, 2021; emergency ended July 6, 2021	stay-home order: persons to remain at home except for essential activities; non-essential businesses closed			no statewide instrument on offices; emergency ended July 6, 2021.	OF; CT; CB	governor.alabama.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source (stay home, masks).
AlaskaAK	COVID-19 Health Mandate 011 (Mar. 27, 2020; eff. Mar. 28): all persons to remain at their place of residence and work from home except critical infrastructure; Mandate 016 phases Apr. 24 - May 22, 2020 lifted business mandates	Governor Mike Dunleavy; DHSS	2020-03-28	Apr. 24, 2020 (Phase 1); all business mandates lifted May 22, 2020; emergency ended Feb. 14, 2021	'remain at their place of residence and work from home' except critical infrastructure			no State instrument; local Anchorage mask ordinance Oct. 2021 (post-period)	OF; CT; CB	gov.alaska.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
ArizonaAZ	EO 2020-18 'Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected' (Mar. 30, 2020; eff. Mar. 31 - Apr. 30; extended by EO 2020-33 to May 15, 2020); EO 2020-12 essential services list; EO 2020-36 reopening; EO 2020-43 (June 29, 2020) closures; EO 2021-06 (Mar. 25, 2021) ended local business restrictions	Governor Doug Ducey	2020-03-31	May 15, 2020 (stay home); capacity rules ended Mar. 5-25, 2021; emergency ended Mar. 30, 2022	individuals 'shall limit their time away from their place of residence' except essential activities and essential functions (bundled; primary not read)	Ariz. Sup. Ct. AO 2020-48 (Mar. 18, 2020): 'all in-person proceedings... be avoided to the greatest extent possible'; new petit juries Mar. 18-Apr. 17 rescheduled (Ex. SEC-12-037); successors 2020-60, -70, -75, -79, -114, -143, -177, -197, 2021-52, -77, -109 (July 14, 2021; Ex. SEC-12-084), -172, -187		AO 2021-109 (July 14, 2021) continuing court limitations (Ex. SEC-12-084); Pima County and Tucson mask orders Aug. 2021 (metro PHX); no State office instrument	OF; CT; CB	azcourts.gov	Primary source read (court orders); Confirmed from a secondary source (EO 2020-18)
ArkansasAR	No verified sector-specific instrument is indexed for this State in this table. The State's general orders are in the Library under the State's own page.
CaliforniaCA	EO N-33-20 and State Public Health Officer Order (Mar. 19, 2020): all residents to stay home except critical infrastructure; Resilience Roadmap May 2020; July 13, 2020 closures (offices for non-critical sectors closed in monitoring counties); Blueprint for a Safer Economy (Aug. 31, 2020 - June 15, 2021): offices 'remote' in Purple tier, 'remote encouraged' in Red; Regional Stay at Home Order (Dec. 3, 2020; triggered Dec. 5-17; lifted Jan. 25, 2021): offices closed except critical infrastructure; EO N-07-21 ended June 15, 2021	Governor Gavin Newsom; State Public Health Officer	2020-03-19	June 15, 2021 (Blueprint and N-33-20); Cal/OSHA ETS 8 CCR 3205 (Nov. 30, 2020; readopted June 17, 2021) in force through Q3 2021	'all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at their place of residence except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors'; Blueprint sector chart: Offices, Purple tier: 'Remote'	Chief Justice's Statewide Order of Mar. 23, 2020 suspending jury trials 60 days.	California authorized no remote notarization; notaries operated in person under county orders	Cal/OSHA ETS readopted June 17, 2021 (all workplaces; excludes employees working from home); CDPH State-worker vaccination-or-testing order July 26, 2021; Los Angeles County mask order July 17, 2021; Bay Area orders Aug. 3, 2021; Sacramento July 30, 2021; emergency continued to Feb. 28, 2023	OF; CS; CT; EV; PJ; CB	gov.ca.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
ColoradoCO	EO D 2020 017 (Mar. 25, 2020; eff. Mar. 26 - Apr. 26) stay at home; PHO 20-24; D 2020 044 Safer at Home (Apr. 27, 2020): non-critical offices at 50 percent in-person with telework required where possible; PHO 20-36 COVID-19 Dial (Sept. 15, 2020 - Apr. 16, 2021): Level Red offices 10 percent in-person (remote work required), Orange 25 percent, Yellow 50 percent; PHO 20-38 limited statewide rules to July 2021	Governor Jared Polis; CDPHE	2020-03-26	Safer at Home Apr. 27, 2020; Dial Sept. 15, 2020 - Apr. 16, 2021.	Level Red: offices '10%... in-person'; 'remote work required' where possible			no State office instrument; Denver and Tri-County school and indoor orders (metro DEN)	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	colorado.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
ConnecticutCT	EO 7H (Mar. 20, 2020; eff. Mar. 23, 8:00 p.m.): 'all businesses and not-for-profit entities in the state shall employ, to the maximum extent possible, any telecommuting or work from home procedures that they can safely employ. Non-essential businesses... shall reduce their in-person workforces at any workplace locations by 100%'; Reopen CT Phase 1 (EO 7PP, May 20, 2020): offices 50 percent under binding DECD sector rules (employees who can work from home to continue); Phase 2 June 17; Phase 3 Oct. 8, 2020; rollback to Phase 2.1 Nov. 6, 2020; sector rules lifted May 19, 2021	Governor Ned Lamont; DECD	2020-03-23	Phase 1 May 20, 2020 (50 percent); rules lifted May 19, 2021; civil preparedness emergency continued to Feb. 15, 2022	quoted above from EO 7H	Judicial Branch orders of Mar. 12-19, 2020 suspending non-critical court operations (recited in EO 7K, Ex. SEC-12-052); jury trials suspended to 2021	EO 7K (Mar. 23, 2020) § 1 remote notarization (Ex. SEC-12-052); extended through 2021	No office instrument; State-employee vaccination EO 13G (Aug. 19, 2021)	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	portal.ct.gov	Primary source read (7K); Confirmed from a secondary source
DelawareDE	Fourth Modification of the State of Emergency (Mar. 22, 2020; eff. Mar. 24): residents to 'stay at home whenever possible'; all non-essential businesses closed; Phase 1 June 1, 2020 (30 percent); Phase 2 June 15 (60 percent); Third Revision (Nov. 20, 2020) universal indoor masks; Twenty-Ninth Modification (May 21, 2021) lifted restrictions; State of Emergency ended July 12, 2021, replaced by a Public Health Emergency	Governor John Carney	2020-03-24	June 1, 2020 (Phase 1); May 21, 2021 (lifted); SOE ended July 12, 2021	'stay at home whenever possible'; non-essential businesses closed	Del. Sup. Ct. Administrative Order No. 3 (Mar. 22, 2020) judicial emergency.		Public Health Emergency from July 12, 2021; no office instrument	OF; CT; CB	governor.delaware.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
District of ColumbiaDC	Mayor's Order 2020-053 (Mar. 24, 2020; non-essential business closures eff. Mar. 25) and 2020-054 (Mar. 30; stay at home eff. Apr. 1 - May 29, 2020): essential businesses to implement telework; Phase One (MO 2020-067, May 29) and Phase Two (MO 2020-075, June 22, 2020): offices open with telework strongly encouraged; MO 2020-119 (Nov. 23, 2020) and successors; MO 2021-069 (May 17, 2021) lifted capacity; MO 2021-097 (July 29, 2021; eff. July 31) indoor mask requirement	Mayor Muriel Bowser	2020-03-25	stay home to May 29, 2020; capacity to May 21/June 11, 2021; indoor masks July 31 - Nov. 22, 2021; public emergency continued into 2022	non-essential businesses 'shall cease in-person operations'; essential businesses to implement telework	D.C. Courts order of Mar. 16, 2020 suspending non-emergency matters; D.D.C. Standing Orders 20-9 et seq.	Mayor's Order 2020-104?	MO 2021-097 indoor mask order reaching offices (July 31 - Nov. 22, 2021); federal building rules (OMB, Task Force) at every agency headquarters; D.C. employee vaccination mandate Aug. 10, 2021	OF; CS; CT; BD; CB	coronavirus.dc.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source (2020 orders).
FloridaFL	EO 20-91 'Safer at Home' (Apr. 1, 2020; eff. Apr. 3 - Apr. 30; EO 20-112 extended to May 4): all persons to limit movements to essential services and activities; Phase 1 May 4; Phase 2 June 5 (EO 20-139); Phase 3 Sept. 25, 2020 (EO 20-244) suspending local fines; EO 21-102 (May 3, 2021) invalidating local orders; emergency expired June 26, 2021	Governor Ron DeSantis	2020-04-03	May 4, 2020; local rules suspended Sept. 25, 2020; emergency ended June 26, 2021	'all persons in Florida shall limit their movements and personal interactions outside of their home to only those necessary to obtain or provide essential services or conduct essential activities' (Ballotpedia table Ex. SEC-12-083; primary not read)	Fla. Sup. Ct. AOSC20-13 (Mar. 13, 2020): 'All grand jury proceedings, jury selection proceedings, and criminal and civil jury trials are suspended during the period beginning Monday, March 16, 2020, through Friday, March 27, 2020, or as provided by subsequent order' (Ex. SEC-12-044); AOSC20-23 and amendments 1-12 through 2021.	Fla. Stat. § 117.201 et seq. RON in force since Jan. 1, 2020 (statutory)	County mask rules preempted; no office instrument	OF; CT; CB	floridasupremecourt.org	Primary source read (AOSC20-13); Confirmed from a secondary source (EO 20-91)
GeorgiaGA	EO 04.02.20.01 (Apr. 2, 2020; eff. Apr. 3 - Apr. 30, 2020): shelter in place; non-critical-infrastructure businesses limited to Minimum Basic Operations including 'the minimum necessary activities to facilitate employees... being able to work remotely'; reopening Apr. 24-May 1; public health emergency continued to July 1, 2021	Governor Brian Kemp	2020-04-03	Apr. 30, 2020 (shelter); sector rules relaxed through Apr. 2021; PHE expired July 1, 2021	Minimum Basic Operations clause as above	Chief Justice's Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (Mar. 14, 2020; amended; Ex. SEC-12-034) under OCGA § 38-3-60: courts to remain open only for essential functions; deadlines suspended.	EO 03.31.20.01 (Mar. 31, 2020) real-estate remote attestation (Ex. SEC-12-051, scanned)	Atlanta mask order (Aug. 2021, metro ATL); no State office instrument; Fulton County court emergency continued	OF; CT; EV; CB	gasupreme.us	Primary source read (judicial emergency order); Confirmed from a secondary source (EO 04.02.20.01, EO 03.31.20.01)
HawaiiHI	Third Supplementary Proclamation (Mar. 23, 2020; eff. Mar. 25): all persons to 'stay at home or in their place of residence' and work from home except essential businesses; extended to May 31, 2020; Safer at Home May 7/18, 2020; county orders (Honolulu Tier framework Sept. 24, 2020; Safe Access O'ahu Sept. 13, 2021) approved by the Governor; statewide indoor masks throughout to Mar. 25, 2022	Governor David Ige; county mayors	2020-03-25	May 31, 2020 (stay home); county caps through 2021; emergency proclamations to Mar. 25, 2022	'stay at home or in their place of residence' and 'work from home'			indoor mask requirement statewide; Honolulu gathering caps and Safe Access O'ahu (Sept. 13, 2021); Safe Travels quarantine; emergency continuing	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	governor.hawaii.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
IdahoID	Order to Self-Isolate (Mar. 25, 2020; eff. immediately for 21 days; extended Apr. 15 to Apr. 30, 2020): residents to self-isolate at home and work from home as much as possible; non-essential businesses closed; Idaho Rebounds Stage 1 May 1 - Stage 4 June 13, 2020 (telework encouraged); Stage 2 rollback Nov. 13, 2020 - 2021	Governor Brad Little; Department of Health and Welfare	2020-03-25	Apr. 30, 2020; regional stages to 2021; emergency ended Apr. 15, 2022	stay and work from home as much as possible		Idaho RON statute in force since 2019 (statutory)	no State instrument.	OF; CT; CB	gov.idaho.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
IllinoisIL	EO 2020-10 (Mar. 20, 2020; eff. Mar. 21 - May 29): stay at home; non-essential businesses to cease except Minimum Basic Operations (facilitating remote work); EO 2020-32 (May 1); Phase 3 EO 2020-38 (May 29): offices reopen, employers 'encouraged to facilitate remote work from home when possible'; Phase 4 EO 2020-43 (June 26): gatherings 50; venues lesser of 50 or 50 percent; Tier 3 EO 2020-73 (Nov. 20, 2020 - Jan. 2021): offices 50 percent capacity and businesses must 'facilitate remote work from home when possible'; Bridge Phase EO 2021-10 (May 14, 2021); Phase 5 EO 2021-12 (June 11, 2021); EO 2021-20 (Aug. 26; eff. Aug. 30, 2021) indoor masks	Governor J.B. Pritzker	2020-03-21	Phase 3 May 29, 2020; Tier 3 Nov. 20, 2020 - Jan. 15-Feb. 2021; Phase 5 June 11, 2021; indoor masks Aug. 30, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2022; disaster proclamations monthly to May 2023	Tier 3: offices limited to 50 percent capacity; 'facilitate remote work from home when possible'		EO 2020-14 (Mar. 26, 2020): 'appear before' satisfied by two-way audio-video (Ex. SEC-12-047); extended monthly; P.A. 102-160 (2021)	EO 2021-20 indoor mask (Aug. 30, 2021) reaching offices; Chicago and Cook County orders (metro CHI); Chicago Emergency Travel Order to June 2021 (ended)	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	www2.illinois.gov	Primary source read (EO 2020-14); Confirmed from a secondary source (EOs 2020-10, -38, -43, -73, 2021-10).
IndianaIN	EO 20-08 (Mar. 23, 2020; eff. Mar. 25) stay at home; non-essential businesses limited to Minimum Basic Operations or work from residences; EO 20-18, 20-22 (to May 1); Back on Track Stage 2 (EO 20-26, May 4): offices reopen, remote work still encouraged; Stage 4.5 to Sept. 25, 2020; EO 20-37 masks July 27, 2020 - Apr. 6, 2021 (EO 21-09 advisory); emergency ended Mar. 3, 2022	Governor Eric Holcomb	2020-03-25	May 4, 2020 (offices); masks to Apr. 6, 2021; local authority retained	non-essential businesses 'may continue only Minimum Basic Operations or work performed exclusively from employees' residences'		Indiana RON statute (2019) in force.	Marion County mask advisory; no State office instrument (metro IND)	OF; CT; CB	in.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
IowaIA	No stay-home order; Proclamations of Mar. 17, 2020 onward closing restaurants, gyms, salons, retail; Nov. 10, 2020 proclamation (eff. Nov. 11): employers 'required... to enable remote work where feasible'; Nov. 16 masks; lifted Feb. 7, 2021; disaster proclamation ended Feb. 15, 2022	Governor Kim Reynolds	2020-03-17	remote-work requirement Nov. 11, 2020 - Feb. 6, 2021	'required... to enable remote work where feasible' (Nov. 10, 2020 proclamation; bundled)		Proclamation of Mar. 22, 2020 authorizing remote notarization.	H.F. 847 (May 20, 2021) barred school and local mask mandates; no office instrument	OF; CT; CB	governor.iowa.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
KansasKS	EO 20-16 (Mar. 28, 2020; eff. Mar. 30 - May 3): stay at home; non-essential businesses limited to Minimum Basic Operations; Ad Astra Phase 1 (May 4): telework encouraged; local control June 22, 2020; EO 20-52 masks July 3, 2020 (county opt-out under HB 2016); SB 40 revoked all EOs Mar. 31, 2021; emergency expired June 15, 2021	Governor Laura Kelly	2020-03-30	May 4, 2020; local control June 22, 2020; EOs revoked Mar. 31, 2021	stay home; Minimum Basic Operations	Kan. Sup. Ct. AO 2020-PR-016 (Mar. 18, 2020) suspending in-person proceedings.		Johnson, Wyandotte and Douglas County mask orders Aug. 2021 (metro KC); no State instrument	OF; CT; CB	governor.kansas.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
KentuckyKY	CHFS orders Mar. 16-19, 2020; EO 2020-246 (Mar. 22) closed non-life-sustaining retail; EO 2020-257 'Healthy at Home' (Mar. 25; eff. Mar. 26, 2020): all non-life-sustaining businesses closed; professional services listed as life-sustaining subject to telework and distancing; Healthy at Work office requirements May 11, 2020 (50 percent capacity, telework where possible); EO 2020-968 (Nov. 18; eff. Nov. 20 - Dec. 13, 2020): offices limited to 33 percent with telework required where possible; masks July 9, 2020 - June 11, 2021; most orders ended June 11, 2021	Governor Andy Beshear; CHFS	2020-03-26	offices May 11, 2020 (50 percent); 33 percent Nov. 20 - Dec. 13, 2020; June 11, 2021 end			SB 114 (2019) RON effective Jan. 1, 2020; EO 2020-?	EO 2021-585 school masks (Aug. 10, 2021); State-employee mask rules; no office instrument	OF; CS; CT; CB	governor.ky.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source (2020-257).
LouisianaLA	Proclamation 33 JBE 2020 (Mar. 22, 2020; eff. Mar. 23): stay at home; § 1 all State office buildings closed to the public; extended by 41 and 52 JBE 2020 to May 15; Phase 1 (58 JBE 2020, May 15): offices 25 percent; Phase 2 (June 5): 50 percent; Phase 3 Sept. 11, 2020; Modified Phase 2 (168 JBE 2020, Nov. 25, 2020 - Mar. 3, 2021); Phase 3 Mar. 3, 2021; restrictions lifted May 26, 2021; Proclamation 152 JBE 2021 (Aug. 2; eff. Aug. 4 - Oct. 27, 2021) indoor masks	Governor John Bel Edwards	2020-03-23	offices 25 percent May 15, 2020; 50 percent June 5, 2020; Modified Phase 2 Nov. 25, 2020; lifted May 26, 2021; masks Aug. 4 - Oct. 27, 2021; PHE to Mar. 16, 2022	33 JBE 2020 § 1: all State office buildings closed to the public; § 3 stay-at-home.			Proclamation 152 JBE 2021 indoor mask (Aug. 4, 2021) reaching offices; New Orleans mask (July 30) and vaccination-proof (Aug. 16, 2021) orders (metro MSY)	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	gov.louisiana.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source (33 and 168 JBE 2020).
MaineME	EO 19 FY 19/20 (Mar. 24, 2020): non-essential public-facing businesses closed; EO 28 FY 19/20 (Mar. 31; eff. Apr. 2 - Apr. 30, extended to May 31, 2020) stay at home; Restarting Maine plan Stage 1 May 1, Stage 2 June 1, Stage 3 July 1, 2020 under mandatory checklists; EO 14 FY 20/21 masks (Nov. 4, 2020); indoor gatherings 50 (Nov. 2020); capacity limits lifted May 24, 2021; emergency ended June 30, 2021	Governor Janet Mills	2020-03-25	May 31, 2020 (stay home); May 24, 2021 (capacity); June 30, 2021 (emergency)	non-essential businesses to close public-facing physical locations; non-public-facing operations to telework where possible	Me. Sup. Jud.		no State instrument; Maine CDC health-care mandate Aug. 12, 2021 (health-care clients)	OF; CT; CB	maine.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
MarylandMD	Orders of Mar. 12, 16, 19, 2020 (gatherings; closures); EO 20-03-23-01 (Mar. 23, 5:00 p.m.) closing all non-essential businesses (OLC guidance allowed minimal operations and telework); EO 20-03-30-01 (Mar. 30, 8:00 p.m.) stay at home; Stage One May 15, 2020; Stage Two June 5 (offices reopened, telework encouraged); EO 20-11-17-01 (Nov. 17, 2020) telework strongly encouraged, 50 percent capacity; EO 21-03-09-01 (Mar. 12, 2021) capacity lifted; masks lifted May 15, 2021; emergency ended July 1, 2021 (grace to Aug. 15)	Governor Larry Hogan	2020-03-23	June 5, 2020 (offices); Nov. 17, 2020 re-tightening; Mar. 12, 2021; July 1, 2021	non-essential businesses 'shall close' to the public; minimal operations and telework permitted	Chief Judge Barbera Administrative Orders of Mar. 12-16, 2020 closing courts to the public.		Montgomery (Aug. 7), Prince George's (Aug. 8), Baltimore City (Aug. 9, 2021) indoor mask orders reaching offices (metro DCM/BAL); no State instrument	OF; CS; CT; CB	governor.maryland.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source (2020 orders).
MassachusettsMA	COVID-19 Order No. 13 (Mar. 23, 2020; eff. Mar. 24, noon - May 18): all businesses not providing COVID-19 Essential Services to 'close their physical workplaces and facilities'; Order No. 31 (May 18, 2020) mandatory workplace safety standards for all workplaces; Phase I (Order No. 33, May 18): offices outside Boston at 25 percent from May 25 (Boston June 1); Phase II (June 8): 50 percent; Phase III July 6/13; Order No. 53 (Nov. 2, 2020) stay-at-home advisory; Order No. 59 (Dec. 8; eff. Dec. 13): offices 40 percent; Order No. 60 (Dec. 22; eff. Dec. 26): offices 25 percent; back to 40 percent Jan. 25, 2021; 50 percent Mar. 1, 2021; Phase IV Mar. 22; Order No. 69 (May 28; eff. May 29, 2021) lifted; state of emergency ended June 15, 2021	Governor Charlie Baker	2020-03-24	offices 25 percent May 25, 2020; 50 percent June 8, 2020; 40 percent Dec. 13, 2020; 25 percent Dec. 26, 2020; 40 percent Jan. 25, 2021; 50 percent Mar. 1, 2021; lifted May 29, 2021	Order No. 13: businesses shall 'close their physical workplaces and facilities to workers, customers and the public'	SJC Order OE-144 (Mar. 17, 2020) closing courthouses to the public and suspending jury trials.	Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020 (Apr. 27, 2020): virtual notarization by video conference during the emergency (Ex. SEC-12-049); extended into 2021-22	Boston mask order Aug. 27, 2021 (metro BOS); no State office instrument	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	mass.gov	Primary source read (ch. 71); Confirmed from a secondary source (Orders 13, 33).
MichiganMI	EO 2020-21 (Mar. 23, 2020; eff. Mar. 24): stay home; businesses may not conduct in-person operations except critical infrastructure; extended (EO 2020-42, -59, -70, -77, -92, -96) to June 1, 2020; EO 2020-110 (June 1): work capable of being performed remotely to be performed remotely; Governor's orders invalidated Oct. 2, 2020 (In re Certified Questions); MDHHS epidemic orders Oct. 5, 2020 - June 22, 2021 (Nov. 15, 2020: indoor non-residential gatherings prohibited); MIOSHA Emergency Rules (Oct. 14, 2020) Rule 5(8): 'The employer shall create a policy prohibiting in-person work for employees to the extent that their work activities can feasibly be completed remotely'; extended Apr. 13, 2021; remote-work rule removed May 24, 2021; rules rescinded June 22, 2021	Governor Gretchen Whitmer; MDHHS; MIOSHA	2020-03-24	stay home to June 1, 2020; remote-work rule (EO then MIOSHA) to May 24, 2021; MIOSHA rules rescinded June 22, 2021	MIOSHA Rule 5(8) as quoted (Ex. SEC-12-059, primary)	Mich. Sup. Ct. AO 2020-2 (Mar. 18, 2020): trial courts 'ordered to limit access to courtrooms and other spaces to no more than 10 persons, including staff'; non-emergency matters adjourned; jury trials adjourned (Ex. SEC-12-035); AO 2020-1, -3 to -20	EO 2020-41 (Apr. 8, 2020) remote notarization and witnessing.	MIOSHA rules rescinded June 22, 2021; MDHHS orders ended June 22, 2021; local school mask orders Aug. 2021; no office instrument	OF; CS; CT; EV; PJ; CB	michigan.gov	Primary source read (MIOSHA rules; AO 2020-2); Confirmed from a secondary source (EOs)
MinnesotaMN	EO 20-20 (Mar. 25, 2020; eff. Mar. 27 - May 17): stay at home; 'All workers who can work from home must do so'; EO 20-56/20-63/20-74 (May 18 - Nov. 20, 2020): 'Workers who can work from home must continue to do so'; written COVID-19 Preparedness Plan required of every business; EO 20-99 (Nov. 20, 2020): work from home whenever possible; EO 20-103, 21-01, 21-07, 21-11 (to May 2021); EO 21-21 (May 6, 2021): Step 1 May 7 and Step 2 May 28 rescinded the caps and work-from-home directive; peacetime emergency ended July 1, 2021	Governor Tim Walz	2020-03-27	work-from-home directive Mar. 27, 2020 - May 2021 (EO 21-21); emergency ended July 1, 2021	'All workers who can work from home must do so'		Minnesota RON statute (2019) in force	no State instrument; Minneapolis and St. Paul orders (Jan. 2022, post-period)	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	mn.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
MississippiMS	No verified sector-specific instrument is indexed for this State in this table. The State's general orders are in the Library under the State's own page.
MissouriMO	DHSS Stay Home Missouri Order (Apr. 3, 2020; eff. Apr. 6 - May 3): residents to work from home 'where feasible'; gatherings 10; Phase 1 May 4 - June 15 (telework encouraged); Phase 2 June 16, 2020 (no statewide restrictions); local orders (St. Louis, Kansas City) governed; emergency ended Dec. 31, 2021	Governor Mike Parson; DHSS Director	2020-04-06	May 3, 2020; statewide rules ended June 16, 2020	work from home 'where feasible'	Mo. Sup. Ct. order of Mar. 16, 2020 suspending in-person proceedings.		St. Louis City and County (July 26, 2021) and Kansas City (Aug. 2, 2021) indoor mask orders reaching offices (metro STL, KC); no State instrument	OF; CT; CB	governor.mo.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source (stay home).
MontanaMT	Stay at Home Directive (Mar. 26, 2020; eff. Mar. 28 - Apr. 26): non-essential businesses cease except minimum basic operations and work from home; Phase One Apr. 26 (telework encouraged); Phase Two June 1, 2020; masks July 15, 2020 - Feb. 12, 2021; emergency ended June 30, 2021	Governor Steve Bullock; Governor Greg Gianforte	2020-03-28	Apr. 26, 2020; June 30, 2021	non-essential businesses to cease except minimum basic operations and work from home		Montana RON statute in force since 2019	HB 702 (May 2021) barred vaccination-status discrimination; no office instrument	OF; CT; CB	covid19.mt.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
NebraskaNE	No stay-home order; Directed Health Measures Mar. 19 - Apr. 10, 2020 (gatherings 10; restaurants takeout; salons closed); phased DHMs to May 24, 2021; emergency ended June 30, 2021	Governor Pete Ricketts; DHHS	2020-03-19	DHMs ended May 24, 2021	no office mandate			Omaha mask ordinance ended May 25, 2021; no instrument	CT; CB	governor.nebraska.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source (DHMs).
NevadaNV	Directive 003 (Mar. 20, 2020) non-essential business closures; Directive 010 (Mar. 31) stay at home to Apr. 30 (Directive 016 to May 15); Phase 1 Directive 018 (May 9, 2020): offices reopen with telework encouraged; Phase 2 Directive 021 (May 28): gatherings 50; conventions and trade shows remained prohibited; Directive 033 (Oct. 2020): 250 or 50 percent; Directive 035 Statewide Pause (Nov. 24, 2020 - Feb. 2021): 25 percent capacity; Directive 041 (Mar. 15, 2021): 50 percent; Directive 044 (May 1, 2021): 100 percent June 1, 2021; Directive 047 (July 27; eff. July 30, 2021) indoor masks in substantial/high-transmission counties (Clark, Washoe)	Governor Steve Sisolak	2020-03-21	offices May 9, 2020; conventions barred through spring 2021 (large gatherings 50 percent Mar. 2021); 100 percent June 1, 2021; masks July 30, 2021 - Feb. 10, 2022			Nevada RON statute in force since 2018	Directive 047 indoor mask (July 30, 2021) reaching offices in Clark and Washoe Counties; conventions resumed June 2021 under mask rules	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	gov.nv.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source (047).
New HampshireNH	EO 2020-04 Emergency Order #17 (Mar. 26, 2020; eff. Mar. 27 - May 4; extended to June 15): stay at home; non-essential businesses to cease in-person operations and telework; Stay at Home 2.0 (May 1); Safer at Home Universal Guidelines June 15, 2020 - May 7, 2021 (remote work where feasible); EO #74 masks Nov. 20, 2020 - Apr. 16, 2021; emergency ended June 11, 2021	Governor Chris Sununu	2020-03-27	June 15, 2020; guidelines to May 7, 2021; emergency ended June 11, 2021	non-essential businesses to cease in-person operations			none	OF; CT; CB	governor.nh.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
New JerseyNJ	EO 107 (Mar. 21, 2020; eff. 9:00 p.m.): stay at home; 'All businesses or non-profits in the State, whether closed or open to the public, must accommodate their workforce, wherever practicable, for telework or work-from-home arrangements' and reduce on-site staff to the minimum necessary; EO 108 preempted local orders; EO 192 (Oct. 28, 2020) mandatory workplace protections in every workplace (screening, masks, distancing) to July 4, 2021; capacity steps EO 219 (Feb. 5, 2021), 230, 234, 239 (May 19), 242 (May 28); EO 243 (May 26, 2021) rescinded the telework accommodation requirement; EO 244 (June 4, 2021) ended the Public Health Emergency	Governor Phil Murphy	2020-03-21	telework requirement Mar. 21, 2020 - May 26/June 4, 2021; EO 192 to July 4, 2021; state of emergency (EO 103) continued through 2021	EO 107 telework clause as quoted	N.J. Sup. Ct. Omnibus Order (Mar. 27, 2020): 'No new civil or criminal jury trials will be conducted until further notice'; grand juries suspended; deadlines tolled (Ex. SEC-12-042); Municipal Court suspension Mar. 16-27, 2020 (n200314a)	P.L. 2020, c. 26 (A-3903; Apr. 14, 2020): remote notarial acts 'for the duration of the public health emergency and state of emergency' (Ex. SEC-12-050); P.L. 2021, c.	EO 252 (Aug. 6, 2021) vaccination or testing for health-care and State workers (clients); EO 253 school masks (Aug. 6, 2021); remote notarization continued under the state of emergency; no office capacity or telework instrument	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	nj.gov	Primary source read (Omnibus Order; c. 26); Confirmed from a secondary source (EO 107, 192, 242-244)
New MexicoNM	Public Health Emergency Order of Mar. 23, 2020 (eff. Mar. 24): all non-essential businesses closed; '100% of the non-essential workforce' to work from home; mass gatherings of 5 prohibited; PHO May 15, 2020: offices 25 percent, universal masks; June 1: 50 percent; July 13, 2020 rollback; Oct. 16, 2020; Nov. 16 - Dec. 2, 2020 reset (non-essential closed); county color framework Dec. 2, 2020 - July 1, 2021 (Red: offices 25 percent); PHO July 1, 2021 lifted capacity; PHO Aug. 17, 2021 indoor masks	Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham; Secretary of Health	2020-03-24	offices 25 percent May 16, 2020; reset Nov. 16 - Dec. 2, 2020; capacity lifted July 1, 2021; masks Aug. 17, 2021 - Feb. 17, 2022	'100% of the non-essential workforce' required to work from home		EO 2020-?	PHO Aug. 17, 2021 indoor mask reaching offices; PHE continuing; State-worker vaccination/testing (Aug. 2021)	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	cv.nmhealth.org	Confirmed from a secondary source (2020 PHOs).
New YorkNY	EO 202.6 (Mar. 18, 2020; 50 percent in-person workforce reduction eff. Mar. 20), EO 202.7 (75 percent, Mar. 21), EO 202.8 (Mar. 20, 2020): 'all businesses and not-for-profit entities in the state shall employ, to the maximum extent possible, any telecommuting or work from home procedures that they can safely employ. Non-essential businesses or not-for-profit entities shall reduce their in-person workforces at any workplace locations by 100% not later than March 22 at 8 p.m.'; NY Forward Phase 2 (offices; NYC June 22, 2020) under mandatory ESD Office-Based Work guidelines (50 percent occupancy; telework where possible) to June 15, 2021; EO 202.68 cluster zones (Oct. 9, 2020 onward; Red zones 100 percent in-person reduction); EO 202 emergency expired June 24, 2021 (EO 210); NY HERO Act (Labor Law § 218-b; L. 2021 ch. 105 and 172): plans adopted by Aug. 5, 2021; COVID-19 designated Sept. 6, 2021	Governor Andrew Cuomo; Governor Kathy Hochul; ESD; Department of Labor	2020-03-20	100 percent Mar. 22, 2020; Phase 2 offices May 29 (upstate) / June 22, 2020 (NYC) at 50 percent; capacity lifted June 15, 2021; emergency ended June 24, 2021; HERO Act plans Aug. 5 / Sept. 6, 2021	EO 202.8 as quoted	Chief Administrative Judge AO/78/20 (Mar. 22, 2020): 'no papers shall be accepted for filing by a county clerk or a court in any matter of a type not included on the list of essential matters' (Ex. SEC-12-033); EO 202.8 tolled limitations periods; virtual courts Apr.-June 2020.	EO 202.7 (Mar. 19, 2020): 'Any notarial act that is required under New York State law is authorized to be performed utilizing audio-video technology' (Ex. SEC-12-046); extended through June 24, 2021	NY HERO Act plans (Aug. 5, 2021) activated Sept. 6, 2021 for every private employer including offices (Ex. SEC-12-067); NYC EO 225 Key to NYC (Aug. 16; enforced Sept. 13, 2021) for dining, fitness, entertainment clients; MTA masks; State-worker vaccination-or-testing (Sept. 6, 2021); court mask rules	OF; CS; CT; EV; PJ; CB	governor.ny.gov	Primary source read (AO/78/20; EO 202.7; HERO Act page); Confirmed from a secondary source (EO 202.6-202.8, NY Forward, 202.68)
North CarolinaNC	EO 121 (Mar. 27, 2020; eff. Mar. 30 - May 8): stay at home; non-essential businesses to cease in-person operations, telework directed where possible; Phase 1 EO 138 (May 8); Phase 2 EO 141 (May 22, 2020): offices open, teleworking encouraged; EO 147 masks June 26, 2020; Phase 3 EO 169 (Oct. 2); EO 181 (Dec. 8, 2020 - Feb. 26, 2021) modified stay at home 10 p.m.-5 a.m.; EO 209 (Mar. 23, 2021); EO 215 (May 14, 2021) lifted most; emergency ended Aug. 15, 2022	Governor Roy Cooper	2020-03-30	May 22, 2020 (offices); Dec. 8, 2020 - Feb. 26, 2021 curfew; May 14, 2021 lifted	non-essential businesses to cease in-person operations; telework directed where possible	Chief Justice Beasley's emergency directives (Mar. 13-19, 2020) postponing most proceedings 30 days; renewed monthly.	S.L. 2020-3 Part IV (May 4, 2020): 'Emergency video notarization' under G.S. 10B-25 (Ex. SEC-12-054).	Mecklenburg (Aug. 18), Wake, Durham, Orange, Buncombe County mask orders Aug. 2021 reaching offices (metro CLT); State-employee rules; no State office instrument	OF; CS; CT; CB	governor.nc.gov	Primary source read (S.L. 2020-3); Confirmed from a secondary source (EO 121, 141, 147)
North DakotaND	No stay-home order; EO 2020-06 (Mar. 19, 2020) closures of bars, restaurants, gyms, salons to Apr. 30; State offices closed to the public; ND Smart Restart May 1, 2020; EO 2020-43 masks Nov. 14, 2020 - Jan. 18, 2021 (event venues 25 percent); emergency ended Apr. 30, 2021	Governor Doug Burgum	2020-03-20	Apr. 30, 2020; Jan. 18, 2021; emergency ended Apr. 30, 2021	no office mandate; State offices closed to the public		North Dakota RON statute in force since 2019	none	CT; EV; CB	governor.nd.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
OhioOH	Director's Stay at Home Order (Mar. 22, 2020; eff. Mar. 23 - May 1); Stay Safe Ohio Order (Apr. 30 - May 29, 2020): general office environments reopened May 4 under mandatory sector protocols (masks, screening, distancing; telework where possible); mass gatherings over 10 barred through Apr. 2021; Director's mask order July 23, 2020 - June 2, 2021; health orders rescinded June 2, 2021; emergency ended June 18, 2021	Governor Mike DeWine; ODH Director	2020-03-23	offices May 4, 2020 (protocols); June 2, 2021 lifted	non-essential businesses to cease; general office reopening protocols	Ohio Sup. Ct. tolling order, 2020-Ohio-1166 (Mar. 27, 2020): time requirements tolled retroactive to Mar. 9, 2020 through the emergency or July 30, 2020; in-person appearance requirements waivable (Ex. SEC-12-039); Am. Sub. H.B. 197	Ohio RON statute (S.B. 263) in force since Sept. 20, 2019.	none statewide; Columbus and Cincinnati school and city-employee rules (metro CMH, CIN)	OF; CT; EV; CB	supremecourt.ohio.gov	Primary source read (tolling order); Confirmed from a secondary source (health orders)
OklahomaOK	No verified sector-specific instrument is indexed for this State in this table. The State's general orders are in the Library under the State's own page.
OregonOR	EO 20-12 'Stay Home, Save Lives' (Mar. 23, 2020): businesses 'shall facilitate telework and work-at-home by employees, to the maximum extent possible. Work in offices is prohibited whenever telework and work-at-home options are available'; carried into EO 20-25 (May 14), EO 20-27 (June 5) and EO 20-66 (Nov. 17, 2020; county risk levels); rescinded by EO 21-15 effective June 30, 2021; Oregon OSHA OAR 437-001-0744 temporary rule Nov. 16, 2020 - May 4, 2021, permanent rule May 4, 2021 (masks and distancing repealed June 30, 2021; masking renewed Aug. 13, 2021 by AO 10-2021); OAR 333-019-1025 indoor masks Aug. 13, 2021; EO 21-29 State-employee vaccination Aug. 13, 2021	Governor Kate Brown; Oregon OSHA; OHA	2020-03-23	office prohibition Mar. 23, 2020 - June 30, 2021; OSHA rule Nov. 16, 2020 onward (masking renewed Aug. 13, 2021); emergency to Apr. 1, 2022			Oregon authorized no remote notarization; notaries in person	OR-OSHA permanent rule in force with masking renewed Aug. 13, 2021 (Ex. SEC-12-066, -081); OAR 333-019-1025 indoor masks (Aug. 13, 2021); EO 21-29 (Aug. 13, 2021) State workers; health-care worker mandate (Aug. 2021)	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	osha.oregon.gov	Primary source read (OR-OSHA rules); Confirmed from a secondary source (EO 20-12 to 20-66)
PennsylvaniaPA	Order of the Governor and Secretary of Health Closing All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (Mar. 19, 2020; eff. 8:00 p.m.; enforcement Mar. 23): the industry list keyed to NAICS 54 marked several professional-services lines non-life-sustaining and permitted others only with telework; stay-at-home orders Mar. 23 - Apr. 1 (statewide) to June 4, 2020 (county phased); Yellow phase from May 8 (telework 'must' where feasible); Green from May 29; July 15, 2020 mitigation order: 'Unless not possible, all businesses are required to conduct their operations in whole or in part remotely'; Nov. 23, 2020 mitigation order continued the telework requirement; Dec. 12, 2020 - Jan. 4, 2021 limited-time order; Amended Mitigation Order Apr. 4, 2021 eliminated the telework requirement; mitigation orders lifted May 31, 2021; masks lifted June 28, 2021; H.R. 106 (June 10, 2021) ended the disaster emergency; Act 21 of 2021 kept regulatory suspensions to Sept. 30, 2021	Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health Rachel Levine / Alison Beam	2020-03-19	telework requirement Mar. 19, 2020 - Apr. 4, 2021 (with the 'unless not possible' formulation from July 15, 2020); all mitigation lifted May 31, 2021	July 15, 2020 order: 'Unless not possible, all businesses are required to conduct their operations in whole or in part remotely'	Pa. Sup. Ct. Order of Mar. 16, 2020 (No. 531 Judicial Administration Docket) declaring a statewide judicial emergency (Ex. SEC-12-040, scanned) and Order of Mar. 18, 2020 closing courts to the public through Apr. 3 (extended to Apr. 30, then June 1, 2020); county judicial emergencies continued into 2021	Department of State authorization (Mar. 25, 2020) and Act 15 of 2020 (Apr. 20, 2020; P.L. 82, No. 15), Subchapter D 'Notarial Acts' § 5731 remotely located individual (Ex. SEC-12-048); Act 97 of 2020 made RON permanent (Oct. 29, 2020)	Act 21 continuations to Sept. 30, 2021; Aug. 31, 2021 school face-covering order (eff. Sept. 7, 2021); Philadelphia mask order Aug. 12, 2021 and health-care worker regulation Aug. 16, 2021 (metro PHL); no office instrument	OF; CS; CT; EV; PJ; CB	governor.pa.gov	Primary source read (Act 15); Confirmed from a secondary source
Rhode IslandRI	EO 20-13 (Mar. 28, 2020) stay at home (extended by EO 20-14, 20-23 to May 8); non-critical retail closed; Phase I May 9 (EO 20-32); Phase II June 1 (EO 20-40): offices at one-third capacity; Phase III June 30, 2020 (EO 20-50): remote work encouraged; EO 20-98 (Nov. 23, 2020): offices 66 percent; EO 20-100 Pause (Nov. 30 - Dec. 20, 2020): offices limited and remote work directed; 'Protecting Your Household' regime Dec. 21, 2020 - May 2021; EO 21-57 (May 21, 2021) reopening; masks ended July 6, 2021 (EO 21-76)	Governor Gina Raimondo; Governor Daniel McKee	2020-03-28	offices one-third June 1, 2020; 66 percent Nov. 23, 2020; Pause Nov. 30 - Dec. 20, 2020; reopening May 21, 2021; masks July 6, 2021	Pause: offices limited and remote work directed			none on offices; State-employee and health-care mandates (Aug.-Oct. 2021); emergency continued	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	governor.ri.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
South CarolinaSC	No verified sector-specific instrument is indexed for this State in this table. The State's general orders are in the Library under the State's own page.
South DakotaSD	No stay-home order or business closures; EO 2020-12 (Apr. 6 - Apr. 28, 2020) directed CDC practices and 'encouraged remote work'; EO 2020-13 Minnehaha/Lincoln vulnerable residents.	Governor Kristi Noem	2020-04-06	Apr. 28, 2020	remote work encouraged only		none (S.D. remote notarization limited)	none	CT; CB	sdsos.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
TennesseeTN	EO 22 (Mar. 30, 2020; eff. Mar. 31) Safer at Home; EO 23 (Apr. 2) mandatory stay at home to Apr. 14, extended by EO 27 to Apr. 30, 2020; non-essential businesses closed; EO 29 (Apr. 28) reopening in 89 counties under Tennessee Pledge; six metro counties under local orders; EO 70 (Dec. 20, 2020 - Jan. 19, 2021) indoor gatherings 10, remote work urged; EO 80 (Apr. 27, 2021) ended county mask authority; emergency ended Nov. 19, 2021	Governor Bill Lee	2020-03-31	Apr. 30, 2020; metro county orders to spring 2021; EO 80 Apr. 27, 2021	remote work 'urged'; no office mandate after Apr. 30, 2020	Tenn. Sup. Ct. order of Mar. 13, 2020 (ADM2020-00428) suspending in-person proceedings.	Tennessee RON statute since 2019	EO 84 (Aug. 16, 2021) school mask opt-out; Nashville and Memphis orders (metro BNA); no office instrument	OF; CT; CB	publications.tnsosfiles.com	Confirmed from a secondary source
TexasTX	GA-08 (Mar. 19, 2020): employees 'should work from home where feasible'; GA-14 (Mar. 31; eff. Apr. 2 - Apr. 30): every person to 'minimize social gatherings and minimize in-person contact with people who are not in the same household' except essential services (CISA list plus religious services); GA-18 (Apr. 27; 25 percent May 1), GA-23, GA-26 (50 percent), GA-28 (June 26), GA-29 masks (July 2, 2020), GA-32 (Oct. 7; 75 percent); GA-34 (Mar. 2; eff. Mar. 10, 2021) lifted all capacity and mask rules; GA-36 (May 18, 2021) barred local mask mandates; GA-38 (July 29, 2021) consolidated and barred local vaccination and mask mandates	Governor Greg Abbott	2020-03-20	GA-14 Apr. 2 - Apr. 30, 2020; capacity steps May 2020 - Mar. 10, 2021; disaster continued through 2021	GA-14 as quoted; GA-08 'should work from home where feasible'	Tex. Sup. Ct. First Emergency Order (Mar. 13, 2020; Misc. Docket No. 20-9042): courts may modify or suspend deadlines and require remote participation (Ex. SEC-12-036); successive orders; Fortieth Emergency Order (July 19, 2021; Misc. Docket No. 21-9079): eff. Aug. 1 - Oct. 1, 2021; remote proceedings; remote jury rules (Ex. SEC-12-085); Forty-Second Emergency Order (Sept. 21, 2021; Misc. Docket No. 21-9118) eviction diversion to Dec. 1, 2021 (Ex. SEC-12-086)	Texas RON statute (Gov't Code ch. 406, subch. C) since 2018.	Fortieth Emergency Order (Aug. 1 - Oct. 1, 2021); GA-38 (July 29, 2021); Dallas, Bexar, Harris and Travis County mask orders (Aug. 2021) and the resulting litigation (metro DFW, SAT, HOU, AUS); disaster proclamation renewed monthly	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	txcourts.gov	Primary source read (court orders); Confirmed from a secondary source (GA series)
UtahUT	'Stay Safe, Stay Home' Directive (Mar. 27 - May 1, 2020; advisory statewide; mandatory stay-home orders in Salt Lake, Summit, Wasatch, Davis, Weber-Morgan and Tooele Counties and Salt Lake City): 'work from home whenever possible'; Utah Leads Together phases (Orange May 1; Yellow May 16, 2020); EO 2020-73 (Nov. 8, 2020) statewide masks and social-gathering limit; H.B. 294 (2021) ended the mask mandate Apr. 10, 2021 and the emergency restrictions May 5, 2021	Governor Gary Herbert; Governor Spencer Cox; county health departments	2020-03-27	May 1, 2020 (directive); Apr. 10 / May 5, 2021	'work from home whenever possible'; county orders mandatory (metro SLC)		Utah RON statute effective Nov. 1, 2019	Salt Lake County school mask order (Aug. 2021, overturned); no office instrument	OF; CT; CB	governor.utah.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
VermontVT	Addendum 6 to EO 01-20 'Stay Home, Stay Safe' (Mar. 24, 2020; eff. Mar. 25 - May 15): all businesses not critical to suspend in-person operations and telework; ACCD Work Safe guidance (mandatory) requiring telework wherever possible through 2020; Addendum 8 (Nov. 13; eff. Nov. 14, 2020): employers 'required to have employees telework to the maximum extent possible'; extended into 2021; Vermont Forward lifted all restrictions June 14, 2021; emergency ended June 15, 2021	Governor Phil Scott; ACCD	2020-03-25	telework mandate Nov. 14, 2020 - spring 2021 (progressive relaxation); all restrictions June 14, 2021	Addendum 8: telework 'to the maximum extent possible'	Vt. Sup. Ct. Administrative Order No. 49 (Mar. 16, 2020) judicial emergency.		none on offices; State-employee mandate (Sept. 2021)	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	governor.vermont.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
VirginiaVA	EO 53 (Mar. 23, 2020; eff. Mar. 24): 'all businesses... use telework as much as possible'; gatherings 10; EO 55 (Mar. 30 - June 10, 2020) stay at home; Phase One EO 61 (May 15; Northern Virginia May 29), Phase Two EO 65 (June 5), Phase Three EO 67 (July 1, 2020): telework strongly encouraged; EO 72 (Dec. 14, 2020 - May 28, 2021): curfew, gatherings 10, telework strongly encouraged; EO 79 lifted May 28, 2021; emergency ended June 30, 2021; VOSH ETS 16VAC25-220 (eff. July 27, 2020) and Permanent Standard (Jan. 27, 2021 - Mar. 21, 2022) binding every employer: exposure-risk classification, 'Implement flexible worksites (e.g., telework)', sick-leave and reporting policies	Governor Ralph Northam; Department of Labor and Industry / Safety and Health Codes Board	2020-03-24	telework 'as much as possible' Mar. 24, 2020 (EO 53); stay home to June 10, 2020; EO 72 Dec. 14, 2020 - May 28, 2021; VOSH standard July 27, 2020 - Mar. 21, 2022	EO 53 telework clause; 16VAC25-220-40 'Mandatory requirements for all employers'... 'Implement flexible worksites (e.g., telework)' (Ex. SEC-12-063, primary)		Virginia RON statute in force since 2012	VOSH Permanent Standard in force (amended Sept. 8, 2021); Northern Virginia county and Richmond mask orders (Aug. 2021, metro DCM); EO 79 ended masks; State-employee vaccination-or-testing (Aug. 5, 2021)	OF; CS; CT; EV; BD; CB	doli.virginia.gov	Primary source read (ETS); Confirmed from a secondary source (EO 53, 55, 72)
WashingtonWA	Proclamation 20-25 'Stay Home - Stay Healthy' (Mar. 23, 2020; eff. Mar. 25 - May 31): non-essential businesses to cease operations except minimum basic operations; Safe Start (20-25.4, June 1, 2020): Phase 2 professional services with telework strongly encouraged; Proclamation 20-25.8 (Nov. 15, 2020): offices limited to 25 percent occupancy, telework strongly encouraged; Healthy Washington (20-25.12, Jan. 11, 2021): professional services 25 percent; Phase 3 Mar. 22, 2021 (50 percent); framework ended June 30, 2021; Proclamation 20-46 (Apr. 13, 2020 - June 28, 2021) high-risk employee accommodations (telework or alternative arrangements); Secretary of Health Order 20-03.4 (eff. Aug. 23, 2021) statewide indoor masks; Proclamation 21-14 (Aug. 9, 2021) and 21-14.1 (Aug. 20): 'all employees, on-site independent contractors, volunteers, goods and services providers, and appointees of designated state agencies to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on or before October 18, 2021'	Governor Jay Inslee; Secretary of Health; L&I	2020-03-25	offices closed Mar. 25 - May 31, 2020; 25 percent Nov. 16, 2020 - Mar. 22, 2021; 50 percent to June 30, 2021; masks Aug. 23, 2021 - Mar. 12, 2022; State-contractor vaccination Oct. 18, 2021; emergency to Oct. 31, 2022	Proclamation 21-14 as quoted (Ex. SEC-12-074, primary); 20-25.8 and 20-25.12 office 25 percent	Wash. Sup. Ct. Order No. 25700-B-607 (Mar. 18/20, 2020) suspending jury trials and continuing civil matters.	Proclamation 20-27 (Mar. 26, 2020) authorizing remote notarial acts.	Order 20-03.4 indoor masks (Aug. 23, 2021) and L&I workplace mask requirement reaching offices; Proclamation 21-14/21-14.1 (Ex. SEC-12-074); King County vaccination-proof order (Oct. 25, 2021, post-period); Seattle rules (metro SEA)	OF; CS; CT; EV; BD; HR; CB	governor.wa.gov	Primary source read (21-14); Confirmed from a secondary source (20-25 series; court orders)
West VirginiaWV	EO 9-20 (Mar. 23, 2020; eff. Mar. 24 - May 3): stay at home; non-essential businesses closed; West Virginia Strong reopening from May 4, 2020; EO 50-20 masks July 7, 2020 - June 20, 2021; emergency continued to Jan. 1, 2023	Governor Jim Justice	2020-03-24	May 3, 2020; masks to June 20, 2021	stay home; non-essential businesses closed (Ballotpedia table Ex. SEC-12-083; primary not read)			none	OF; CT; CB	governor.wv.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source (stay home dates).
WisconsinWI	DHS Emergency Order #12 'Safer at Home' (Mar. 24, 2020; eff. Mar. 25 - Apr. 24): 'Non-essential business and operations must cease' except minimum basic operations; 'All businesses... shall, to the greatest extent possible, use technology to avoid meeting in person'; EMO 28 (Apr. 24 - held unenforceable May 13, 2020, Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42); local orders thereafter (Dane County/Madison, Milwaukee); EO 82 and EmO 1 masks Aug. 1, 2020 - Mar. 31, 2021 (Fabick v. Evers); EmO 3 gatherings 25 percent Oct. 8 - Nov. 6, 2020; emergency ended Mar. 31, 2021	Governor Tony Evers; DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm	2020-03-25	May 13, 2020 (statewide); masks to Mar. 31, 2021	as quoted		Wis. Stat. § 140.145 RON effective May 1, 2020.	Dane County and Milwaukee orders (Aug. 2021, metro MKE); no State instrument	OF; CS; CT; EV; CB	evers.wi.gov	Confirmed from a secondary source
WyomingWY	No verified sector-specific instrument is indexed for this State in this table. The State's general orders are in the Library under the State's own page.

Sector instruments in the Library

The 69 instruments filed under this industry's own sector: regulators' rules and orders, federal directives aimed at it, and the context documents that describe them, in date order. Open the list in the Library to filter by type and quarter, or download the exhibits.

Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Date	Types	Quarters
Ex. SEC-12-039	In re Tolling of Time Requirements Imposed by Rules Promulgated by the Supreme Court and Use of Technology, 2020-Ohio-1166Tolling order	Supreme Court of Ohio	Mar. 9, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q22020 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-001	OMB Memorandum M-20-13Updated Guidance on Telework Flexibilities in Response to Coronavirus	Office of Management and Budget (Acting Director Russell T. Vought)	Mar. 12, 2020	Telework mandateWorkplace rules	2020 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-024	Press release of Mar. 13, 2020Cancellation of trial sessions; Court closed to visitors	United States Tax Court	Mar. 13, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-036	First Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 20-9042First Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas (with the Court of Criminal Appeals)	Mar. 13, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-034	Order Declaring Statewide Judicial Emergency (Mar. 14, 2020), as amendedStatewide Judicial Emergency	Chief Justice Harold D. Melton, Supreme Court of Georgia	Mar. 14, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-002	OMB Memorandum M-20-15Updated Guidance for the National Capital Region on Telework Flexibilities in Response to Coronavirus	Office of Management and Budget	Mar. 15, 2020	Telework mandate	2020 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-018	Press release of Mar. 16, 2020Postponement of the March oral argument session; Building closed to the public	Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)	Mar. 16, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-021	General Order No. 72In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency	United States District Court for the Northern District of California	Mar. 16, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-040	Order of Mar. 16, 2020, No. 531 Judicial Administration Docket (statewide judicial emergency)In re: General Statewide Judicial Emergency	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania	Mar. 16, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-044	Administrative Order AOSC20-13COVID-19 Emergency Procedures for Florida Trial Courts	Chief Justice Charles T. Canady, Supreme Court of Florida	Mar. 16, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-003	OMB Memorandum M-20-16Federal Agency Operational Alignment to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus COVID-19	Office of Management and Budget (Acting Director Russell T. Vought)	Mar. 17, 2020	Telework mandateWorkplace rulesOther	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Ex. SEC-12-030	EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (page as of Apr. 1, 2020)Postponement of non-detained immigration court hearings; court closures	Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice	Mar. 18, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-035	Administrative Order No. 2020-2Administrative Order limiting court access and adjourning proceedings	Michigan Supreme Court	Mar. 18, 2020	Gathering capCourts and public offices	2020 Q22020 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-037	Administrative Order No. 2020-48 (replacing AO 2020-47 of Mar. 16, 2020)Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency	Arizona Supreme Court (Chief Justice Robert Brutinel)	Mar. 18, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-038	Order No. 25700-B-607 (Mar. 18, 2020; amended Mar. 20, 2020)Order re Statewide Response by Washington State Courts to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency	Washington Supreme Court	Mar. 18, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-087	Press release of Mar. 18, 2020United States Tax Court building closed	United States Tax Court	Mar. 18, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-046	Executive Order 202.7Continuing Temporary Suspension and Modification of Laws Relating to the Disaster Emergency (remote notarization; 75 percent in-person…	Governor Andrew M. Cuomo	Mar. 19, 2020	Telework mandateCourts and public officesOther	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-016	Suspension of Routine Visa Services (announcement of Mar. 20, 2020)Suspension of Routine Visa Services	U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs	Mar. 20, 2020	Travel and quarantineOther	2020 Q22020 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-027	IRS Operations During COVID-19: Mission-critical functions continue (page as of Apr. 17, 2020)IRS operations page: Taxpayer Assistance Centers closed; Practitioner Priority Service closed; paper processing suspended	Internal Revenue Service	Mar. 20, 2020	Courts and public officesOther	2020 Q22020 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-033	Administrative Order AO/78/20Suspension of filings in non-essential matters	Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Marks	Mar. 22, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-043	Statewide Order of Mar. 23, 2020 (suspending jury trials 60 days) and Judicial Council Emergency Rules (Apr. 6, 2020)Statewide Order suspending jury trials and extending time	Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Judicial Council	Mar. 23, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-052	Executive Order No. 7KProtection of Public Health and Safety During COVID-19 Pandemic and Response - Remote Notarization, Suspension of Non-Critical Probate Court…	Governor Ned Lamont	Mar. 23, 2020	Courts and public officesOther	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-047	Executive Order 2020-14 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 12)Executive Order in Response to COVID-19 (remote notarization and witnessing)	Governor JB Pritzker	Mar. 26, 2020	Courts and public officesOther	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-042	Omnibus Order of Mar. 27, 2020Omnibus Order on court operations during the COVID-19 crisis	Supreme Court of New Jersey (Chief Justice Stuart Rabner)	Mar. 27, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-020	Judicial Conference finding of Mar. 29, 2020 (announced Mar. 31, 2020)Judiciary Authorizes Video/Audio Access During COVID-19 Pandemic	Judicial Conference of the United States (Administrative Office release)	Mar. 29, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-051	Executive Order 03.31.20.01Suspending in-person requirements for the attestation and notarization of real estate documents (remote video)	Governor Brian P. Kemp	Mar. 31, 2020	Courts and public officesOther	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Ex. SEC-12-026	IR-2020-59, People First InitiativeIRS unveils new People First Initiative; COVID-19 effort temporarily adjusts, suspends key compliance program	Internal Revenue Service (Commissioner Charles Rettig)	Apr. 1, 2020	Other	2020 Q22020 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-050	P.L. 2020, c. 26An Act concerning remote notarial acts... using communication technology for the duration of the public health emergency and state of…	New Jersey Legislature (P.L. 2020, c. 26; A-3903)	Apr. 14, 2020	Courts and public officesOther	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-019	Court Orders and Updates During COVID-19 Pandemic (uscourts.gov index)Index of federal court COVID-19 general orders (rendered Sept. 26, 2026)	Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts	Apr. 15, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-073	Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce, Version 3.0CISA Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce, Version 3.0 (Apr. 17, 2020)	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS)	Apr. 17, 2020	Other	2020 Q22020 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-004	OMB/OPM Memorandum M-20-23Aligning Federal Agency Operations with the National Guidelines for Opening Up America Again	OMB and OPM (Acting Director Vought; Acting Director Michael Rigas)	Apr. 20, 2020	Telework mandateWorkplace rules	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Ex. SEC-12-048	Act 15 of 2020 (S.B. 841)Act 15 of 2020: remote notarial acts (Subchapter D, 57 Pa.C.S. § 5731 et seq.), remote local government meetings, and related emergency…	General Assembly of Pennsylvania (Act of Apr. 20, 2020, P.L. 82, No. 15)	Apr. 20, 2020	Courts and public officesOther	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Ex. SEC-12-015	Proclamation 10014, 85 Fed. Reg. 23441 (Apr. 27, 2020)Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel…	President Donald J. Trump	Apr. 23, 2020	Travel and quarantine	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Ex. SEC-12-049	Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19	General Court of Massachusetts	Apr. 27, 2020	Courts and public officesOther	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-054	Session Law 2020-3, Part IV (Emergency Video Notarization)COVID-19 Recovery Act, Part IV: Emergency Video Notarization and Emergency Video Witnessing	General Assembly of North Carolina (S.L. 2020-3; S.B. 704)	May 4, 2020	Courts and public officesOther	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-025	Administrative Order No. 2020-02Remote Court Proceedings During COVID-19 Pandemic	United States Tax Court (Chief Judge Foley)	May 29, 2020	Courts and public offices	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-070	Ability to work from home: evidence from two surveys and implications for the labor market in the COVID-19 pandemic, Monthly Labor Review (June 2020)BLS Monthly Labor Review, June 2020	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Monthly Labor Review; Frazis, Loewenstein, Sun)	June 1, 2020	Other
Ex. SEC-12-012	Proclamation 10052, 85 Fed. Reg. 38263 (June 25, 2020)Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery…	President Donald J. Trump	June 24, 2020	Travel and quarantineOther	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Ex. SEC-12-013	Proclamation 10054, 85 Fed. Reg. 40085 (July 2, 2020)Amendment to Proclamation 10052	President Donald J. Trump	June 29, 2020	Travel and quarantine	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1
Ex. SEC-12-078	NCBE, July 2020 Bar Exam: Jurisdiction Information (as of July 1, 2020)July 2020 bar examination postponements, remote administrations and emergency licensure rules by jurisdiction	National Conference of Bar Examiners (compilation of State supreme court and board of law examiners orders)	July 1, 2020	Other	2020 Q22020 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-063	16VAC25-220, Emergency Temporary Standard, Infectious Disease Prevention: SARS-CoV-2 Virus That Causes COVID-19Virginia COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (adopted July 15, 2020; effective July 27, 2020)	Virginia Safety and Health Codes Board; Department of Labor and Industry (VOSH)	July 27, 2020	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-059	MIOSHA Emergency Rules, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)Emergency Rules: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity), Director Sean Egan	Oct. 14, 2020	Telework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-065	Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 3-2020: Temporary Rule OAR 437-001-0744, Addressing COVID-19 Workplace RisksTemporary Rule Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks (all workplaces)	Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Administrator Michael Wood	Nov. 16, 2020	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-061	COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards, 8 CCR §§ 3205-3205.4 (adopted Nov. 19, 2020; effective Nov. 30, 2020; readopted with amendments June 17, 2021)Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards	Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board; Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA)	Nov. 30, 2020	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-014	Proclamation 10131, 86 Fed. Reg. 417 (Jan. 6, 2021)Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue To Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic…	President Donald J. Trump	Dec. 31, 2020	Travel and quarantine	2020 Q42021 Q1
Ex. SEC-12-083	States that issued lockdown and stay-at-home orders in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 (as archived Jan. 5, 2021)Ballotpedia stay-at-home order table (start and end dates by State)	Ballotpedia (compilation)	Dec. 31, 2020	Stay-at-homeBusiness closure	2020 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-007	Executive Order 13991, 86 Fed. Reg. 7045 (Jan. 25, 2021)Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing	President Joseph R. Biden	Jan. 20, 2021	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-005	OMB Memorandum M-21-15COVID-19 Safe Federal Workplace: Agency Model Safety Principles	OMB (Executive Associate Director Aviva Aron-Dine) with the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force	Jan. 24, 2021	Telework mandateCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules	2021 Q12021 Q2
Ex. SEC-12-066	Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 2-2021: OAR 437-001-0744, Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Oregon WorkplacesPermanent rule addressing COVID-19 in all Oregon workplaces	Oregon OSHA	May 4, 2021	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	2021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-006	OMB Memorandum M-21-25Integrating Planning for a Safe Increased Return of Federal Employees and Contractors to Physical Workplaces with Post-Reentry Personnel…	OMB, OPM and GSA (Acting Director Shalanda Young; Acting Director Kathleen McGettigan; Acting Administrator Katy Kale)	June 10, 2021	Telework mandateCapacity limitWorkplace rules	2021 Q22021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-082	ABA Profile of the Legal Profession 2021ABA Profile of the Legal Profession 2021 (July 2021)	American Bar Association	July 1, 2021	Other
Ex. SEC-12-084	Administrative Order No. 2021-109 (replacing AO 2021-77)Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency	Arizona Supreme Court (Chief Justice Robert Brutinel)	July 14, 2021	Courts and public offices	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-011	COVID-19 Safe Federal Workplace: Agency Model Safety Principles (revised July 28/29, 2021)Revised Agency Model Safety Principles: attestation, masking and testing for federal employees, onsite contractors and visitors	Safer Federal Workforce Task Force	July 29, 2021	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-075	Fact Sheet of July 29, 2021 announcing the federal employee and onsite contractor attestation requirementFact Sheet: President Biden to Announce New Actions to Get More Americans Vaccinated and Slow the Spread of the Delta Variant	The White House (President Biden), implemented by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force under EO 13991	July 29, 2021	Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-077	Certification of Vaccination form (PRA version 7)Certification of Vaccination (federal employees, onsite contractors and visitors)	Safer Federal Workforce Task Force / Office of Personnel Management (OMB Control No. 3206-0277)	July 29, 2021	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-085	Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9079Fortieth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster	Supreme Court of Texas	Aug. 1, 2021	Courts and public offices	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-067	NY HERO Act: Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard and Model Plans (July 6, 2021); designation of COVID-19 as a highly contagious communicable disease (Sept. 6, 2021)NYS HERO Act - Protecting Workers from Airborne Disease (DOL page as of Sept. 10, 2021)	New York State Department of Labor; Commissioner of Health (designation); Governor Kathy Hochul	Aug. 5, 2021	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-074	Proclamation 21-14, COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement (Aug. 9, 2021), amended by 21-14.1 (Aug. 20, 2021)COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement (State employees, on-site contractors and goods and services providers; health care providers)	Governor Jay Inslee	Aug. 9, 2021	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-081	Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 10-2021: Renewed Masking Requirements in Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Workplaces (OAR 437-001-0744)Renewed workplace masking requirements (Aug. 13, 2021)	Oregon OSHA	Aug. 13, 2021	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rules	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-023	Administrative Order No. 2021-01Policies for Remote (Virtual) Proceedings	United States Tax Court (Chief Judge Maurice B. Foley)	Aug. 27, 2021	Courts and public offices	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-088	Press release of Aug. 27, 2021 (issuing Administrative Order 2021-01)Fall 2021 trial sessions to be conducted remotely; in-person proceedings expected from the Winter 2022 term	United States Tax Court	Aug. 27, 2021	Courts and public offices	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-008	Executive Order 14042, 86 Fed. Reg. 50985 (Sept. 14, 2021)Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors	President Joseph R. Biden	Sept. 9, 2021	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-022	Court Orders and Updates During COVID-19 Pandemic (as archived Sept. 15, 2021)Federal court COVID-19 orders index, Q3 2021 snapshot	Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts	Sept. 15, 2021	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-086	Forty-Second Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster, Misc. Docket No. 21-9118Forty-Second Emergency Order (renewing the Thirty-Ninth Emergency Order on the Texas Eviction Diversion Program)	Supreme Court of Texas	Sept. 21, 2021	Courts and public offices	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-010	COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Guidance for Federal Contractors and SubcontractorsTask Force Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (Sept. 24, 2021)	Safer Federal Workforce Task Force	Sept. 24, 2021	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-009	Determination of the Promotion of Economy and Efficiency in Federal Contracting Pursuant to Executive Order No. 14042, 86 Fed. Reg. 53691 (Sept. 28, 2021)OMB Determination approving the Task Force Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors	Office of Management and Budget (Acting Director Shalanda D. Young)	Sept. 28, 2021	Workplace rulesVaccination or testing	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-072	The Employment Situation - September 2021 (USDL-21-1799, Oct. 8, 2021)BLS Employment Situation, September 2021	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Oct. 8, 2021	Other	2021 Q3
Ex. SEC-12-068	Industries at a Glance: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: NAICS 54BLS Industries at a Glance, NAICS 54 (read Sept. 26, 2026)	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Sept. 26, 2026	Other
Ex. SEC-12-069	Industries at a Glance: Information: NAICS 51BLS Industries at a Glance, NAICS 51 (rendered Sept. 26, 2026)	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Sept. 26, 2026	Other

Third quarter of 2021: the instruments in force

The quarter the Service's letters most often dispute. The record shows these instruments in force on this industry's functions between July 1 and September 30, 2021; an order in force on any day of the quarter is an order in force during it, and the State, metropolitan and federal layers on the quarter page add to the list.

In force, July 1 – Sept. 30, 2021

SEC-12-007 EO 13991 (federal buildings: masks, distancing for on-site contractors and all persons)
SEC-12-006 OMB M-21-25 (June 10, 2021; reentry planning; safety principles continue)
SEC-12-075 and SEC-12-077 July 29, 2021 attestation rule (onsite contractors and visitors: attest or mask, distance, test, travel restrictions)
SEC-12-008 EO 14042 (Sept. 9, 2021)
SEC-12-010 Task Force Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (Sept. 24, 2021; vaccination by Dec. 8, 2021; masking and distancing in covered workplaces)
SEC-12-009 OMB Determination, 86 Fed. Reg. 53691 (Sept. 28, 2021)
SEC-12-066 and SEC-12-081 Oregon OSHA OAR 437-001-0744 (permanent rule; masking renewed Aug. 13, 2021)
SEC-12-063 Virginia 16VAC25-220 (permanent standard from Jan. 27, 2021 to Mar. 21, 2022; the ETS text is the exhibit)
SEC-12-067 New York HERO Act plans (adopt by Aug. 5, 2021; activated Sept. 6, 2021)
SEC-12-074 Washington Proclamation 21-14 (Aug. 9, 2021) and 21-14.1 (Aug. 20, 2021): State-agency on-site contractors and goods and services providers vaccinated by Oct. 18, 2021
SEC-12-085 Texas Fortieth Emergency Order (Aug. 1 - Oct. 1, 2021)
SEC-12-086 Texas Forty-Second Emergency Order (Sept. 21, 2021; eviction diversion; to Dec. 1, 2021)
SEC-12-084 Arizona Administrative Order 2021-109 (July 14, 2021)
SEC-12-023 and SEC-12-088 U.S. Tax Court AO 2021-01 and Aug. 27, 2021 release (Fall 2021 sessions remote)
SEC-12-022 federal court COVID orders index as of Sept. 15, 2021 (district general orders on masks, courthouse access, jury trials)
Delta-wave indoor mask orders reaching offices: Nevada Directive 047 (July 27, eff. July 30, 2021); Oregon OAR 333-019-1025 (Aug. 13, 2021); Washington Secretary of Health Order 20-03.4 (eff. Aug. 23, 2021); Illinois EO 2021-20 (Aug. 26, eff. Aug. 30, 2021); New Mexico PHO (Aug. 17, 2021); D.C. Mayor's Order 2021-097 (July 29, eff. July 31, 2021); Hawaii emergency proclamations (indoor masks throughout); Los Angeles County Health Officer Order (July 17, 2021); San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma and Berkeley orders (eff. Aug. 3, 2021); Sacramento County (July 30, 2021); Philadelphia (Aug. 12, 2021); New Orleans (July 30 and Aug. 16, 2021); St. Louis City and County (July 26, 2021); Kansas City, Mo. (Aug. 2, 2021); Montgomery County, Md. (Aug. 7, 2021); Prince George's County (Aug. 8, 2021); Baltimore City (Aug. 9, 2021); Mecklenburg, Wake, Durham and Orange Counties, N.C. (Aug. 2021); Boston (Aug. 27, 2021); Atlanta (Aug. 2021); Dallas, Bexar, Harris and Travis Counties, Tex. (Aug. 2021, litigated under GA-38).
CDC conveyance mask order, 86 Fed. Reg. 8025, and TSA SD 1582/84-21-01 series (FED-A) on every business flight and transit commute
State-employee vaccination or testing mandates of July-Sept. 2021 (California CDPH July 26, 2021 for State workers; New York; New Jersey EO 252 of Aug. 6, 2021; Oregon EO 21-29 of Aug. 13, 2021; Washington 21-14) reaching firms' public-sector client sites and contract personnel
School masking and quarantine orders of the 2021-22 school year (WF; ECO-B)
Continuing State emergency declarations in the majority of States

The third quarter of 2021 across every State, and this industry's quarter analysis.

Group meetings, trade shows and seasons disrupted

The organizers' own notices of the trade shows, conventions, conferences and seasons of this industry that the orders cancelled, postponed or moved online: 91 notices, each graded and sourced. The Suspension Clause names “group meetings” in terms.

Date	Organizer notice	Grade	Exhibit and source
	AIA Conference on Architecture 2020 (A'20) and 2021 (A'21)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-035
Feb. 28, 2020	Game Developers Conference (Informa Tech), "Important GDC 2020 Update" on gdconf.com as captured Mar. 2, 2020: "we've made the difficult decision to postpone the Game Developers Conference this March"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-103 Open · Source
Mar. 2, 2020	Adobe, blog post of Mar. 2, 2020 (as archived Aug. 7, 2020): "we have made the difficult but important decision to make Adobe Summit 2020 an online event this year and cancel the live event in Las Vegas"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-132 Open · Source
Mar. 3, 2020	9to5Google, "Google cancels 'physical' I/O 2020 due to coronavirus concerns" (Mar. 3, 2020), quoting Google's statement; "more than 7,000 attendees"	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-028 Open · Source
Mar. 3, 2020	Google I/O 2020 (developer conference)	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-070
Mar. 5, 2020	HIMSS20 Global Health Conference and Exhibition (health information technology) and HIMSS21	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-049
Mar. 6, 2020	KUT 90.5 (Austin), "Austin Cancels SXSW Amid COVID-19 Concerns" (Mar. 6, 2020), quoting Mayor Adler, Judge Eckhardt, Dr. Escott and SXSW's statement (text of the page rendered to PDF)	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-074 Open · Source
Mar. 6, 2020	SXSW, "March 6, 2020: City of Austin Cancels SXSW March Events" (2020 Event Update page): "The City of Austin has cancelled the March dates for SXSW and SXSW EDU. SXSW will faithfully follow the City's directions"; "this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-101 Open · Source
Mar. 9, 2020	KUT 90.5 (Austin), "SXSW's Cancellation Is An 'Economic Shock' For Austin" (Mar. 9, 2020): Greyhill Advisors' $355.9 million 2019 impact estimate (text of the page rendered to PDF)	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-075 Open · Source
Mar. 10, 2020	TVNewsCheck, "Avid Cancels NAB Show, Connect 2020" (Mar. 10, 2020), quoting Avid's decision to withdraw from all trade conferences for sixty days	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-021 Open · Source
Mar. 11, 2020	Game Developer (Informa), "E3 2020 cancelled due to 'overwhelming' coronavirus concerns" (Mar. 11, 2020), quoting the ESA statement	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-025 Open · Source
Mar. 11, 2020	NAB Show 2020 and NAB Show 2021 (broadcasting, media and entertainment technology)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-038
Mar. 11, 2020	NAB Show 2020 and NAB Show 2021 (broadcasting, media and entertainment technology)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-039
Mar. 11, 2020	National Association of Broadcasters, NAB Show 2020 site as captured Mar. 15, 2020: "NAB Show will not take place this April in Las Vegas"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-125 Open · Source
Mar. 11, 2020	Entertainment Software Association, E3 site as captured Apr. 1, 2020: "NEWS: E3 2020 CANCELLED DUE TO GROWING CONCERNS OVER COVID-19 VIRUS"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-126 Open · Source
Mar. 12, 2020	9to5Mac, "Microsoft cancels its Build developer conference amid coronavirus outbreak, WWDC should be next" (Mar. 12, 2020)	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-022 Open · Source
Mar. 12, 2020	TVNewsCheck, "TVN Focus On NAB 2020: Post-Cancellation, A 'Fog' For NAB, Vendors" (Mar. 12, 2020): the Mar. 11, 2020 cancellation; 2019 attendance "just over 90,000"	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-031 Open · Source
Mar. 13, 2020	9to5Mac, "Apple announces WWDC 2020 coming in June as an 'online experience'" (Mar. 13, 2020), as captured Mar. 13, 2020	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-029 Open · Source
Mar. 13, 2020	Architect and engineer licensing examinations (class): the Architect Registration Examination (ARE 5.0) and the NCEES PE and FE examinations	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-067
Mar. 13, 2020	NCEES, "Latest information on COVID-19 response" page as captured Apr. 7, 2020: "The April 2020 paper-and-pencil exam administration is canceled" (Mar. 13, 2020); Pearson VUE test-center closures; "All NCEES meetings scheduled to take place between March 15 and May 2 are canceled"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-123 Open · Source
Mar. 17, 2020	9to5Google, "Google delays already-digital Cloud Next '20 conference due to coronavirus" (Mar. 17, 2020), quoting Google Cloud's statement	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-023 Open · Source
Mar. 17, 2020	Uniform CPA Examination administrations (class): the licensing examination of the accounting profession	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-066
Mar. 17, 2020	Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, "Federal Judiciary Confronts Coronavirus Spread: Judicial Conference Acts on Court Administration Matters" (Mar. 17, 2020): the Conference "convened by teleconference"; "In-person court training has been cancelled through May 31, 2020"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-122 Open · Source
Mar. 18, 2020	Prometric, "Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update" page as captured Mar. 21, 2020: "Prometric has determined it is necessary and appropriate to temporarily close our test centers in the United States and Canada for a period of 30 days, starting March 18"; reopening anticipated Apr. 16, 2020	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-065 Open · Source
Mar. 21, 2020	Internal Revenue Service, IR-2020-58, "Tax Day now July 15: Treasury, IRS extend filing deadline and federal tax payments regardless of amount owed" (Mar. 21, 2020)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-015 Open · Source
Mar. 27, 2020	Journal of Accountancy (AICPA), "CPA Exam emergency testing period invoked" (Mar. 27, 2020): Prometric test centers closed; second-quarter window extended to June 30, 2020; as captured Aug. 16, 2020	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-016 Open · Source
Apr. 7, 2020	American Bar Association, news release, "ABA urges states that cancel bar exams due to COVID-19 to consider emergency diploma privilege or supervised practice" (Chicago, Apr. 7, 2020)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-133 Open · Source
Apr. 14, 2020	BookExpo and BookCon 2020 (the publishing industry's trade show and consumer fair)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-033
Apr. 17, 2020	Comic-Con International, comic-con.org/cci as captured Apr. 20, 2020: "there will be no Comic-Con in 2020. The event will instead return to the San Diego Convention Center from July 22-25, 2021"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-124 Open · Source
Apr. 18, 2020	Cisco, Cisco Live US site as captured Apr. 18, 2020: Cisco Live 2020 "relaunched as a complimentary, full-scale digital event," June 2-3, 2020	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-048 Open · Source
Apr. 24, 2020	Cisco, Cisco Live US page as captured Apr. 24, 2020: "The Cisco Live 2020 digital event will gather the best and the brightest IT heroes... Join us for free - from your home"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-105 Open · Source
Apr. 24, 2020	AICPA, ENGAGE 2020 site as captured Apr. 24, 2020: "We are happy to announce that ENGAGE 2020 will be an online-only event designed in three distinct parts"; "July 20-24, 2020 11am-5pm Eastern daily"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-109 Open · Source
Apr. 30, 2020	LawSites (Robert Ambrogi), "Breaking: ABA Annual Meeting Will Be Virtual" (Apr. 30, 2020), reporting the ABA Board of Governors' decision and quoting the ABA statement	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-001 Open · Source
Apr. 30, 2020	American Bar Association, news release, "American Bar Association transitions its 2020 Annual Meeting from in-person to virtual" (Washington, Apr. 30, 2020)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-121 Open · Source
May 1, 2020	Texas Bar Blog (State Bar of Texas), "2020 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting is Canceled" (May 1, 2020)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-005 Open · Source
May 1, 2020	State Bar of Texas, Texas Bar Blog, "2020 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting is Canceled" (May 1, 2020), archived capture of May 3, 2020 (alternate capture of SEC-12-GM-005)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-130 Open · Source
May 2, 2020	AICPA, ENGAGE 2020 site as captured May 2, 2020: "COVID-19 UPDATE: ENGAGE 2020 will be 100% virtual"; "2,000 ATTENDEES 150 SESSIONS"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-036 Open · Source
May 2, 2020	AICPA ENGAGE 2020 and 2021 (the AICPA's flagship conference for CPAs, financial planners and firm leaders)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-037
May 6, 2020	MediaPost, "Disney Advertising Sales To Offer Agency-Specific Virtual Upfronts" (May 6, 2020) (text of the page rendered to PDF)	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-027 Open · Source
May 6, 2020	ReedPop, BookExpo site as captured May 6, 2020: "BookExpo will return in Spring 2021"; "BookExpo Virtual Education Series"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-118 Open · Source
May 7, 2020	Publishers Weekly, "BookExpo and BookCon Go Virtual This Month" (May 7, 2020) (text of the page rendered to PDF)	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-034 Open · Source
May 8, 2020	The Florida Bar, Florida Bar News, "The Florida Bar's 2020 Annual Convention goes virtual" (May 8/11, 2020) (alternate capture of SEC-12-GM-007): "There will be no in-person events for the 2020 Florida Bar Annual Convention"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-131 Open · Source
May 11, 2020	The Florida Bar News, "The Florida Bar's 2020 Annual Convention goes virtual" (May 11, 2020), quoting President John Stewart's May 8, 2020 statement	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-007 Open · Source
May 11, 2020	MediaPost, "This Would Have Been Upfront Week, If Not For COVID" (May 11, 2020) (text of the page rendered to PDF)	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-026 Open · Source
May 16, 2020	SHRM, Annual Conference site as captured May 16, 2020: "COVID-19 has caused the cancellation of SHRM20 in San Diego"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-111 Open · Source
May 21, 2020	Internal Revenue Service, IR-2020-100, "IRS Nationwide Tax Forums go virtual in 2020" (May 21, 2020)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-013 Open · Source
May 21, 2020	Internal Revenue Service, IR-2020-100, "IRS Nationwide Tax Forums go virtual in 2020" (May 21, 2020) (alternate capture of SEC-12-GM-013): "Those in-person events are canceled"; Commissioner Rettig, "Given restrictions on large gatherings and difficulties with travel"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-119 Open · Source
May 31, 2020	ACEC, 2020 Annual Convention and Legislative Summit site as captured May 31, 2020: the Marriott Wardman Park notice; virtual convention; Engineering Excellence Awards Gala postponed	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-051 Open · Source
May 31, 2020	ACEC, 2020 Annual Convention and Legislative Summit page as captured May 31, 2020 (alternate capture of SEC-12-GM-051): the Marriott Wardman Park notice and the move to a virtual convention	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-107 Open · Source
June 4, 2020	Black Hat (Informa Tech), USA 2020 page as captured June 4, 2020 (alternate capture of SEC-12-GM-045): "Black Hat USA 2020 will be entirely virtual this year, held over the same dates, August 1-6"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-108 Open · Source
June 8, 2020	LawSites, "ILTACON 2020 Will Be Entirely Virtual" (June 8, 2020), quoting the ILTACON FAQ	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-010 Open · Source
June 8, 2020	ILTACON 2020 and 2021 (International Legal Technology Association annual conference)	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-061
June 9, 2020	TVNewsCheck, "NAB Show New York To Be All Virtual" (June 9, 2020), reproducing NAB's letter	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-032 Open · Source
June 15, 2020	The Florida Bar, news release, "The Florida Bar to Hold 2020 Annual Convention" (June 15, 2020): "first-ever entirely virtual Annual Convention"; "over 4,000 registrants"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-008 Open · Source
June 25, 2020	Black Hat (Informa Tech), USA 2020 site as captured June 25, 2020: "Black Hat USA 2020 will be entirely virtual this year, held over the same dates, August 1-6"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-045 Open · Source
July 3, 2020	ASHRAE, press release, "ASHRAE's First-Ever Virtual Conference Is Proving to Be a Success" (July 3, 2020): 2,505 registered participants; live event June 29-July 2, 2020	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-018 Open · Source
July 28, 2020	ABA Journal (American Bar Association), "First all-virtual ABA Annual Meeting offers full slate of special events and programs" (July 28, 2020)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-002 Open · Source
July 28, 2020	CES 2021 (the technology industry's largest annual show)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-069
July 28, 2020	Consumer Technology Association, ces.tech as captured July 30, 2020: "CES 2021 Moves to an All-Digital Experience"; "Jan 6-9, 2021 ALL-DIGITAL"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-116 Open · Source
July 30, 2020	9to5Mac, "Tim Cook touts successful all-online WWDC 2020 with 22 million viewers, more" (July 30, 2020), as captured July 31, 2020	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-024 Open · Source
Aug. 10, 2020	LRP Media Group, HR Technology Conference site as captured Aug. 10, 2020: "in 2020, HR Tech is pivoting into an exciting new virtual experience that is FREE for anyone to attend"; Oct. 27-30, 2020 virtual	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-071 Open · Source
Aug. 16, 2020	Microsoft, Ignite page as captured Aug. 16, 2020: "Microsoft Ignite will be launched as a complimentary digital event experience this September"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-106 Open · Source
Aug. 29, 2020	Stillwell Partners, Advertising Week site as captured Aug. 29, 2020: "AW2020 is a reimagined virtual event for a global audience"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-117 Open · Source
Sept. 1, 2020	Salesforce, Dreamforce page as captured Sept. 1, 2020 (alternate capture of SEC-12-GM-041): "we have decided to reimagine all of our events through the end of the year in new and virtual ways, including Dreamforce"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-114 Open · Source
Sept. 6, 2020	Amazon Web Services, re:Invent site as captured Sept. 6, 2020: "re:Invent 2020 is going virtual and free"; "A FREE, 3-WEEK VIRTUAL CONFERENCE"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-113 Open · Source
Sept. 17, 2020	Oracle, "Oracle OpenWorld Reimagined" (oracle.com/openworld as captured Sept. 17, 2020): "Oracle OpenWorld will not take place in Las Vegas this fall. The in-person conference will be replaced with a series of free virtual events"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-104 Open · Source
Sept. 23, 2020	ACHR News, "AHR Expo Postpones 2021 Event" (Sept. 23, 2020), quoting show management on the "barriers for allowances within the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago"; as captured Dec. 13, 2024	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-020 Open · Source
Sept. 23, 2020	Gartner, IT Symposium/Xpo 2020 Americas page as captured Sept. 23, 2020: "Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2020, Americas \| Virtual"; "October 19 - 22, 2020 \| Americas \| Virtual"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-129 Open · Source
Oct. 1, 2020	LawSites, "Legalweek Makes It Official: It's Going Virtual - Not to Mention Free and Extended" (Oct. 1, 2020), quoting the Legalweek(year) site	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-009 Open · Source
Oct. 12, 2020	Salesforce, Dreamforce site as captured Oct. 12, 2020: "we have decided to reimagine all of our events through the end of the year in new and virtual ways, including Dreamforce"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-041 Open · Source
Oct. 15, 2020	ASHRAE, press release, "ASHRAE Announces 2021 AHR Expo Has Been Cancelled; ASHRAE Winter Virtual Conference to be held February 9-11" (Oct. 15, 2020)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-017 Open · Source
Nov. 16, 2020	LawSites, "Call for Entries: ABA TECHSHOW Startup Alley 2021 - The First Virtual Edition" (Nov. 16, 2020): TECHSHOW "to be held virtually on March 8-12, 2021"	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-004 Open · Source
Dec. 1, 2020	ASHRAE, press release, "2021 ASHRAE Virtual Winter Conference Registration Is Open" (Dec. 1, 2020)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-019 Open · Source
Dec. 4, 2020	RSA Conference, USA page as captured Dec. 4, 2020 (alternate capture of SEC-12-GM-044): "RSAC 2021 pivots to 100% virtual"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-115 Open · Source
Dec. 15, 2020	New York State Bar Association, Annual Meeting page (live URL still serving the 2021 notice, retrieved Sept. 28, 2026): "NYSBA Invites You to Join Us for our 2021 Event... excited to present its upcoming Virtual Convention for January, 2021"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-062 Open · Source
Jan. 14, 2021	RSA Conference, USA site as captured Jan. 14, 2021: "RSAC 2021 pivots to 100% virtual... the week of May 17"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-044 Open · Source
Mar. 2, 2021	SXSW home page as captured Mar. 2, 2021: "SXSW Online: March 16-20, 2021"; "Introducing SXSW Online, a digital experience from March 16-20, 2021 including keynotes, Conference sessions, Music Festival showcases, Film Festival screenings"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-102 Open · Source
Mar. 17, 2021	Internal Revenue Service, IR-2021-59, "Tax Day for individuals extended to May 17: Treasury, IRS extend filing and payment deadline" (Mar. 17, 2021) (text of the page rendered to PDF)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-076 Open · Source
Apr. 1, 2021	AIA, Conference on Architecture site as captured Apr. 1, 2021: A'21 "a series of four unique online events" (June 17, July 8, July 29, Aug. 19, 2021), "all-digital experiences... that will address firms' business needs due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-110 Open · Source
Apr. 1, 2021	Comic-Con International, comic-con.org/cci as captured Apr. 1, 2021: "Comic-Con Special Edition" statement ("As conventions and events have had to cancel their in-person shows or have converted to virtual formats during the pandemic...")	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-128 Open · Source
May 12, 2021	Texas Bar Blog (State Bar of Texas), "Register Now for 2021 State Bar of Texas Virtual Annual Meeting!" (May 12, 2021), as captured by the Internet Archive May 12, 2021	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-006 Open · Source
May 24, 2021	Internal Revenue Service, IR-2021-118, "2021 IRS Virtual Nationwide Tax Forum begins in July" (May 24, 2021)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-014 Open · Source
July 9, 2021	Internal Revenue Service, IR-2021-149, "IRS Nationwide Tax Forum kicks off July 20" (July 9, 2021): "the 2021 IRS Virtual Nationwide Tax Forum," July 20-Aug. 19, 2021	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-120 Open · Source
July 15, 2021	Black Hat (Informa Tech), USA 2021 site as captured July 15, 2021: "hybrid event... a Virtual (online) Event and a Live, In-Person Event in Las Vegas," July 31-Aug. 5, 2021	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-046 Open · Source
July 15, 2021	Black Hat (Informa Tech), USA 2021 page as captured July 15, 2021 (alternate capture of SEC-12-GM-046): "Mandalay Bay / Las Vegas + Virtual"; "a unique hybrid event experience"; Virtual Trainings July 31-Aug. 3, 2021	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-127 Open · Source
Aug. 4, 2021	ABA Journal (American Bar Association), "ABA Hybrid Annual Meeting convenes members online and in Chicago" (Aug. 4, 2021)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-003 Open · Source
Aug. 18, 2021	LawSites, "Litera Issues Statement on Withdrawal from Attending ILTACON" (Aug. 18, 2021), quoting Litera's statement	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-012 Open · Source
Aug. 24, 2021	LawSites, "Updated: ILTA Reveals Final Attendance Numbers for Its Hybrid ILTACON" (Aug. 24, 2021): 831 in person, 1,306 digital	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-011 Open · Source
Aug. 28, 2021	SHRM, Annual Conference site as captured Aug. 28, 2021: SHRM21, Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall, "VEGAS OR VIRTUAL, REGISTER NOW"	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-112 Open · Source
Sept. 15, 2021	TVNewsCheck, "NAB Cancels In-Person Show" (Sept. 15, 2021), quoting NAB's statement on the Delta variant	Confirmed from a secondary source	Ex. SEC-12-GM-030 Open · Source
May 17, 2022	North Carolina Bar Association, NC Lawyer, "We're Back! See You In June At The 2022 NCBA Annual Meeting" (May 17, 2022): the 2020 Charlotte meeting replaced by a virtual Annual Meeting; 2021 held "virtually again" (text of the page rendered to PDF)	Primary source read	Ex. SEC-12-GM-077 Open · Source

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Part 1 of 7How a typical employer operatesThe functions of the business, its revenue lines, its workforce, its suppliers and counterparties, its seasons, and how the orders reached each of them.Part 2 of 7The orders by layerFederal, State, metro, sector regulator, standing duty and counterparty: the instruments that reached this industry, layer by layer, with exhibit links.Part 3 of 7The six quartersWhat was in force on this industry's functions in each quarter from 2020 Q2 through 2021 Q3, with the third quarter of 2021 answered instrument by instrument.Part 4 of 7Function by functionEach function of the business, the orders that reached it and the change they compelled, one function at a time.Part 5 of 7The interconnected economyHow orders on suppliers, customers, carriers and workers reached this industry, and why an order's effect on a business outlasts the order's end date.Part 6 of 7The Service's positions, answeredThe fourteen sentences the Service's letters use, each quoted and answered for this industry from the public record.Part 7 of 7FindingsThe conclusions for each of the six quarters and the standard of proof they meet.