| Ex. DUT-MA-012 | St. 1950, c. 639 (the Civil Defense Act), ss. 1, 5, 7, 8, 8AAn Act to Provide for the Safety of the Commonwealth During the Existence of an Emergency Resulting from Disaster or from Hostile Action | General Court; approved by the Governor July 20, 1950 (emergency law) | MassachusettsState | July 20, 1950 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-015 | 29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1)-(2)Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause) | Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, s. 5) | United States (applies to Massachusetts private employers; no State plan for the private sector)Federal | Dec. 29, 1970 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-017 | Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2020An Act to Provide Liability Protections for Health Care Workers and Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic | General Court; approved by Governor Charles D. Baker (emergency law) | MassachusettsState | Apr. 17, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Standing dutyHealth care ordersStanding dutyOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE-057 | MBTA face-covering requirement effective May 6, 2020 (Executive Order for face coverings takes effect)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6 | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority | Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (implementing the Governor's Order No. 31)State | May 5, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. MET-BOS-092 | MBTA face-covering requirement for all customers effective May 6, 2020 (with rear-door boarding and disinfection protocols)Executive Order for Face Coverings Takes Effect Wednesday, May 6 (posted May 5, 2020) | MBTA (implementing COVID-19 Order No. 31) | Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthoritySector regulator | May 5, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantine | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-003 | Press release, 'AG Healey Announces Enhanced Resources for Workers to Report Safety Concerns As State Begins Phased Reopening' (May 20, 2020)Attorney General's statement that the mandatory safety standards apply to all workplaces, that every business must adopt a written COVID-19… | Attorney General Maura Healey (Office of the Attorney General, Fair Labor Division) | MassachusettsState | May 20, 2020 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING-032 | Commission votes of July 2, 2020 (release of July 3, 2020): MGC Votes to Vacate Previous Orders Which Temporarily Suspended Casino and Racing OperationsVacatur of the May 14, 2020 suspension order (casinos) and the May 7, 2020 postponement order (racing), effective July 6, 2020, subject to… | Massachusetts Gaming Commission | Massachusetts Gaming Commission (State gaming and racing regulator)Sector regulator | July 3, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Business closureCapacity limitTravel and quarantineEvents and venues | Primary source read | |
| Ex. ECO-C-012 | COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Requiring Travelers Arriving in Massachusetts to Quarantine or Produce a Negative COVID-19 Test Result | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | July 24, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation | Confirmed from a secondary source | |
| Ex. MA-025 | COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Instituting a Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine Requirement for Travelers Arriving in Massachusetts | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | July 24, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. SEC-06-017 | COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Instituting a Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine Requirement for Travelers Arriving in Massachusetts | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | July 24, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1 | Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-026 | COVID-19 Order No. 48 (Aug. 18, 2020) (library exhibit MA-028; cross-reference, not re-saved)Order Amending the Administration of Penalties Issued Pursuant to Certain COVID-19 Orders | Governor Charles D. Baker | MassachusettsState | Aug. 18, 2020 | 2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2 | Standing dutyGathering capFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineWorkplace rulesOther | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-001 | G.L. c. 17, s. 2AEmergency powers of the Commissioner of Public Health upon the Governor's declaration of an emergency detrimental to the public health | General Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-002 | G.L. c. 111, s. 6Power to define diseases deemed dangerous to public health; control and prevention | General Court (codified statute administered by the Department of Public Health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-004 | G.L. c. 111, s. 31Health regulations of boards of health; publication as notice to all persons; penalty | General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-005 | G.L. c. 111, s. 95Powers and duties of boards in cases of infectious diseases | General Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-006 | G.L. c. 111, s. 104Prevention of spread of infection; public notice; removal | General Court (codified statute; duties of selectmen and boards of health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-007 | G.L. c. 111, s. 122Regulations relative to nuisances; examinations | General Court (codified statute; powers of municipal boards of health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-008 | G.L. c. 111, s. 127AState sanitary code; adoption; enforcement; jurisdiction | General Court (codified statute; State Sanitary Code adopted by the Department of Public Health and enforced by boards of health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-009 | 105 CMR 300.200Isolation and Quarantine Requirements | Department of Public Health (regulation under G.L. c. 111, ss. 6, 7 and 109 and related sections) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-010 | 105 CMR 300.210Procedures for Isolation and Quarantine | Department of Public Health (regulation) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-011 | 105 CMR 300.100Diseases Reportable to Local Boards of Health (COVID-19 listed) | Department of Public Health (regulation) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-013 | G.L. c. 149, s. 6Safety devices and means to prevent accidents and diseases generally | General Court (codified statute administered by the Department of Labor Standards and the Attorney General) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-014 | G.L. c. 149, s. 113Light, ventilation, cleanliness, sanitation and heat in establishments | General Court (codified statute; rules by the Attorney General) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-019 | 105 CMR 590.014(A)Permits: Suspension and Revocation; Summary Suspension of Permit/Emergency Closure without a Prior Hearing | Department of Public Health (State Sanitary Code, Chapter X; enforced by local boards of health) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 28, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyBusiness closureStanding dutyOperating condition | Primary source read | |
| Ex. DUT-MA-018 | G.L. c. 40, s. 21DNon-criminal disposition of violations of ordinances, by-laws, rules and regulations | General Court (codified statute; adopted by cities and towns by ordinance or by-law) | MassachusettsState | Sept. 29, 2026 | 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3 | Standing dutyStanding dutyOther | Primary source read | |