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Ex. DUT-GA-00829 U.S.C. section 654Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause)Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, section 5, 84 Stat. 1590, 1593)United States (applies directly in Georgia, which has no State occupational-safety plan for private employers)FederalDec. 29, 19702020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-070GDC release, 'Georgia Department of Corrections Suspends Visitation Statewide: Steps Being Taken to Mitigate COVID-19 Exposure Risks' (Mar. 12, 2020)Visitation suspended at all correctional facilities statewide through Apr. 10, 2020 following the Governor's directive; facility tours…Georgia Department of Corrections (Commissioner Timothy C. Ward)Georgia Department of Corrections; State levelStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-27-007USG Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates: 'USG Suspends Instruction to Assess Continuity Plans, Online Instruction' (Mar. 12, 2020), 'USG Moves to Online Instruction for Remainder of Semester' (Mar. 16, 2020, 4:47 p.m.), 'USG Institutions to Develop Creative Alternatives to Commencement Ceremony' (Mar. 18, 2020), refunds update (Mar. 19, 2020)Systemwide suspension of instruction, move to online instruction for the remainder of spring 2020, closure of residence halls, cancellation…University System of Georgia (Chancellor Steve Wrigley; Board of Regents)Georgia (University System of Georgia, Board of Regents; 26 institutions)StateMar. 16, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capSchools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-049Administrative Order 2020-07Directing the Atlanta Police Department to refrain from enforcing prohibitions on package sales of unopened wine and malt beverages by…Mayor Keisha Lance BottomsCity of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityMar. 20, 20202020 Q2Business closureAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-008Declaration of Local Emergency (COVID-19)Declaration of Local EmergencyMayor Van R. Johnson II (attest Mark Massey, Clerk of Council)City of Savannah, GeorgiaCityMar. 19, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-022Executive Order No. 20-001Executive Order declaring a public health and economic state of emergency in DeKalb County (COVID-19)Chief Executive Officer Michael L. ThurmondDeKalb County, GeorgiaCountyMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. GA-005Executive Order 03.23.20.01Limiting large gatherings statewide, ordering 'shelter in place' for specific populations, and closing bars and nightclubs in Georgia for…Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. GA-006Executive Order 03.24.20.01Reducing restrictions for Child Care Learning Centers and Family Child Learning Homes to assist in the State's response to COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-001Executive Order 2020-21Declaring an emergency; directing all individuals living in the City of Atlanta to stay at their place of residence; ceasing non-essential…Mayor Keisha Lance BottomsCity of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-003Addendum to the Declaration and Ratification of Public Health Emergency Within Fulton County and Order of Closure or Modification of Certain Business Activities Countywide (enumeration of Essential Businesses and Essential Business Activities)03.31.20 Addendum to Declaration of Public Health EmergencyFulton County Board of Health; S. Elizabeth Ford, M.D., M.B.A., Interim District Health Director (approved as to form: Jennifer R. Culler, Senior Assistant County Attorney)Fulton County, GeorgiaCountyMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Business closureGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-009First Amended Declaration of Local Emergency ('Shelter at Home')First Amended Declaration of Local Emergency, 'Shelter at Home'Mayor Van R. Johnson IICity of Savannah, GeorgiaCityMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-018Resolution of the Fulton County Board of Health to Declare and Ratify Public Declarations of a Local Public Health Emergency in Fulton County Due to the Threat and Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and to Order the Modification of Certain Business Activities Countywide to Minimize Direct Human ContactBoard of Health resolution: public health emergency; dine-in restaurants closed countywide; gatherings and direct-contact businesses limited…Fulton County Board of HealthFulton County, GeorgiaCountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closureCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-030Declaration of Emergency in Cobb CountyDeclaration of Emergency in Cobb County (COVID-19)Michael H. Boyce, Chairman, Cobb County Board of CommissionersCobb County, Georgia (unincorporated area)CountyMar. 24, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-104Executive Order 03.23.20.01Executive Order to Ensure a Safe and Healthy Georgia (gatherings of 10 or more prohibited unless six feet apart; bars closed; medically…Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-054Executive Order 2020-22Re-declaring the emergency; all individuals directed to shelter at their place of residence; all businesses to cease non-essential…Mayor Keisha Lance BottomsCity of Atlanta, GeorgiaCityMar. 26, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-023Executive Order No. 20-002Executive Order Declaring a State of Emergency in DeKalb County and Ordering That All Individuals Living in DeKalb County Are Directed to…Chief Executive Officer Michael L. ThurmondDeKalb County, GeorgiaCountyMar. 27, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-002Administrative Order for Public Health Control Measures Related to COVID-19, Directing All Residents of Fulton County to Shelter in PlaceFulton County Board of Health Administrative Order (20.03.31)S. Elizabeth Ford, M.D., M.B.A., District Health Director, Public Health District 3.2, and C.E.O., Fulton County Board of HealthFulton County, Georgia (Public Health District 3-2)CountyMar. 31, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-ATL-032Order Supplementing & Extending Declaration of Emergency in Cobb CountyOrder Supplementing and Extending the Declaration of Emergency: local emergency extended through April 24, 2020; non-essential close-contact…Michael H. Boyce, Chairman, Cobb County Board of CommissionersCobb County, Georgia (unincorporated area)CountyApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationBusiness closurePrimary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-016GDEcD COVID-19 business guidance page (georgia.org/covid19), as archived April 13, 2020COVID19 (Georgia Department of Economic Development guidance to businesses on the shelter-in-place order, Critical Infrastructure…Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), the agency Executive Order 04.02.20.01 authorized to issue guidance on Critical Infrastructure statusGeorgiaStateApr. 13, 20202020 Q2Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureOtherPrimary source read
Ex. GA-010Executive Order 04.02.20.01Executive Order to Ensure a Safe & Healthy Georgia (statewide shelter in place)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capTravel and quarantineHealth care ordersAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. GA-011Executive Order 04.03.20.01Authorizing sheriffs to enforce the provisions of Executive Order 04.02.20.01 involving businesses, establishments, for-profit corporations…Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 3, 20202020 Q2Business closureWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-054Executive Order 04.02.20.01Providing additional guidance for the Public Health State of Emergency (Shelter in Place)Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 2, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. GA-012Executive Order 04.08.20.02Renewing the Public Health State of Emergency to assist with the state's response to COVID-19 (and extending the shelter-in-place orders to…Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q2Emergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. GA-013Executive Order 04.08.20.03Ensuring the safety of employees and residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities in response to COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-04-060Executive Order 04.08.20.03Ensuring the safety of employees and residents of nursing homes and long-term care facilities in response to COVID-19Governor Brian P. KempGeorgiaStateApr. 8, 20202020 Q2Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read

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