States have begun enacting protections against civil liability for businesses operating during the COVID-19 pandemic, but are also acting to make COVID-19 an occupational disease covered by workers' compensation. This document provides an overview of enacted state laws and executive orders as well as a comparison of the various state provisions.
This dashboard brings together, in one place, state and local government action on COVID-19 response. The resource includes emergency declarations, executive orders, and other sources of official information in all 50 states, as well as many local jurisdictions by population.
Vaccine approval and administration are the next steps in the fight against COVID-19. As with nearly everything about this pandemic, guidance and action plans vary by jurisdiction, and are constantly evolving. To that end, this chart provides links to state agency websites, vaccine allocation plans, and other guidance related to the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as basic vaccination plan phases.
As a result of COVID-19, some 2021 state legislative sessions will be held virtually instead of in-person. Multi-State has created this spreadsheet which indicates the manner in which state legislatures will be meeting for the 2021 sessions — in-person, virtually, or a hybrid model. Many states have not yet made a determination. ISRI is monitoring official actions and press coverage and will update this resource as new information becomes available.
Information on state and local vaccine mandates for specific industries, such as state employees, health care workers, and employees in long-term care facilities and schools.