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Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-076Supreme Judicial Court Order in re COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic regarding access to state courthouses and court facilities (OE-144)Persons diagnosed with, exposed to or symptomatic of coronavirus, persons asked to self-quarantine, and persons who had travelled to China…Supreme Judicial Court of MassachusettsSupreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts (statewide)CourtMar. 13, 20202020 Q2Travel and quarantineCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MA-008COVID-19 Order No. 13Order Assuring Continued Operation of Essential Services in the Commonwealth, Closing Certain Workplaces, and Prohibiting Gatherings of More…Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesSupply chainPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-07-019COVID-19 Order No. 13Order Assuring Continued Operation of Essential Services in the Commonwealth, Closing Certain Workplaces, and Prohibiting Gatherings of More…Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMar. 23, 20202020 Q2Business closureTelework mandateGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-017COVID-19 Order No. 33Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateMay 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-019COVID-19 Order No. 37Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase II EnterprisesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJune 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MA-023COVID-19 Order No. 43Order Authorizing the Re-Opening of Phase III EnterprisesGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-012COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Requiring Travelers Arriving in Massachusetts to Quarantine or Produce a Negative COVID-19 Test ResultGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MA-025COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Instituting a Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine Requirement for Travelers Arriving in MassachusettsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-06-017COVID-19 Order No. 45Order Instituting a Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine Requirement for Travelers Arriving in MassachusettsGovernor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-059Emergency Order Requiring Testing in Schools for In-Person LearningCity of Somerville Mayor and Board of Health Emergency Order Requiring Testing in Schools for In-Person LearningMayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Board of HealthCity of Somerville, MassachusettsCityNov. 2, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MA-064Order of the Commissioner of Public Health Regarding Control of COVID-19 in Long-Term Care FacilitiesLong-term care control order (admissions freeze authority)Commissioner of Public Health Monica BharelMassachusettsStateNov. 5, 20202020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Health care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MA-040COVID-19 Order No. 59Order Temporarily Applying Further Capacity Restrictions to Statewide COVID-19 Safety Rules (Revising Restrictions Otherwise Applicable…Governor Charles D. BakerMassachusettsStateDec. 22, 20202020 Q42021 Q1Business closureTelework mandateCapacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-009Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021, An Act providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leaveCOVID-19 Massachusetts emergency paid sick leave: every employer shall provide up to 40 hours of paid leave for COVID-19 illness…Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Baker May 28, 2021Massachusetts; General Court (program administered by the Executive Office for Administration and Finance; Department of Family and Medical Leave)StateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-031Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021, s. 10 (May 28, 2021) (library exhibit AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-009; cross-reference, not re-saved); Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2021 (extension; Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-042)An Act Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick LeaveGeneral Court; approved by the Governor (emergency law)MassachusettsStateMay 28, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-030COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (June 14, 2021) (library exhibit MA-054; cross-reference, not re-saved)Reissuance of fourteen public health emergency orders under the May 28, 2021 declaration (EMS continuity; long-term care control; face…Commissioner of Public Health, with the authorization of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the approval of the GovernorMassachusettsStateJune 14, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MA-054COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order No. 2021-1 (Reissuance of Certain Public Health Orders)Reissuance of Certain Public Health OrdersCommissioner of Public Health Monica Bharel, with the approval of the Public Health Council (June 9, 2021) and the GovernorMassachusettsStateJune 14, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-083Public Health Advisory: Provincetown Residents and Visitors Urged to Take Precautions Due to Uptick of COVID-19 CasesPublic Health Advisory, July 19, 2021Provincetown Select Board, Provincetown Board of Health and Barnstable County Department of Health and EnvironmentTown of Provincetown and Barnstable County, MassachusettsCountyJuly 19, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-130Two Emergency Orders: (1) Mandating Face Coverings in Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; (2) Requiring Employers to Report Positive Cases in the WorkplaceCity of Worcester Enacts Two Emergency Orders: Mask Mandate in All Public, Private, Parochial and Charter Schools; Order for Employers to…Medical Director Michael P. Hirsh, M.D., Worcester Division of Public Health (City of Worcester)City of Worcester (Worcester County), MassachusettsCitySept. 3, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-042Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2021, An Act extending COVID-19 Massachusetts emergency paid sick leaveExtension of COVID-19 Massachusetts emergency paid sick leave to April 1, 2022Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Baker Sept. 29, 2021Massachusetts; General CourtStateSept. 29, 20212021 Q3Workplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-001G.L. c. 17, s. 2AEmergency powers of the Commissioner of Public Health upon the Governor's declaration of an emergency detrimental to the public healthGeneral Court (codified statute administered by the Commissioner of Public Health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-002G.L. c. 111, s. 6Power to define diseases deemed dangerous to public health; control and preventionGeneral Court (codified statute administered by the Department of Public Health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-005G.L. c. 111, s. 95Powers and duties of boards in cases of infectious diseasesGeneral Court (codified statute; powers exercised by municipal boards of health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-006G.L. c. 111, s. 104Prevention of spread of infection; public notice; removalGeneral Court (codified statute; duties of selectmen and boards of health)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-009105 CMR 300.200Isolation and Quarantine RequirementsDepartment of Public Health (regulation under G.L. c. 111, ss. 6, 7 and 109 and related sections)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-MA-010105 CMR 300.210Procedures for Isolation and QuarantineDepartment of Public Health (regulation)MassachusettsStateSept. 28, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read

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