Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2019 Edition, as captured by the Wayback Machine Oct. 17, 2020), Statute: ORS chapter 431A (Public Health Programs and Activities), sections 431A.005-431A.015: definitions of 'public health law' and 'public health measure'; power of the Oregon Health Authority and local public health administrators to enforce public health laws, with civil penalties; public health actions of the Public Health Director (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-002)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 431 (State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Health Laws), sections 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: the Oregon Health Authority's supervision of 'all matters relating to the preservation of life and health,' its duty and the local public health administrators' duty to enforce every public health law, and their power to restrain violations by injunction (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-003)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 433 (Disease and Condition Control), Oregon's communicable-disease control act: reportable diseases, investigation and control measures (433.004, 433.006); prohibition on spreading disease (433.010); isolation and quarantine of persons and isolation of premises, with law-enforcement assistance (433.121-433.156); public health emergency powers of the Governor and the Public Health Director (433.441-433.452); penalties (433.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-001)
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, OAR 333-019-1011, Masking Requirements to Control COVID-19 in Health Care Settings (temporary rule PH 37-2021) (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. SEC-02-079)
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, OAR 333-019-1011, Masking Requirements for Health Care Settings (temporary rule PH 37-2021) (Aug. 20, 2021) (Ex. SEC-03-081)
Oregon OSHA, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 1-2022 (temporary): Adjusted Temporary Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Workplaces, OAR 437-001-0744 (Mar. 18, 2022) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-025)
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA COVID-19 Workplace Advisory Memo (6.27b): Business/Employer Enforcement of the Oregon Health Authority 'Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance' (issued June 27, 2020; revised June 30, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OR-011)
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, OAR 333-019-1011 (temporary rule filed Aug. 20, 2021; permanent Jan. 31, 2022) (Ex. SEC-01-110)
Multnomah County Public Health (Public Health Director Jessica Guernsey), Universal indoor mask recommendation of July 26, 2021 (recommendation only; not an order), with the June 30, 2021 status message on the end of State restrictions (Ex. MET-PDX-013)
Oregon OSHA, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 14-2021 (permanent): Amended Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Oregon Workplaces, OAR 437-001-0744 (notice filed Sept. 30, 2021; effective Dec. 21, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-022)
Oregon Court of Appeals, JGB Enterprises, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 325 Or App 326, 529 P3d 262 (Apr. 19, 2023) (A176066): judicial review affirming a default order suspending a Lane County saloon's liquor license for 38 days for violating EO 20-66 and OHA guidance 'that qualified as public health laws' during Extreme Risk (Jan. 4-Feb. 20, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OR-017)
Oregon OSHA, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 12-2021 (temporary): Medical Removal Protection Benefits in OAR 437-001-0744, Rule Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks, and enforcement of OHA's OAR 333-019-1025 masking requirements for indoor and outdoor spaces (Sept. 14, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-021)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Emergency Order 2020-09 (amending § 3 of EO 2020-08): landlords and agents entering the interior of residential rental property must wear a non-medical face mask, gloves and shoe coverings and observe CDC and Clark County Public Health distancing (Apr. 8, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-020)
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Office of the State Public Health Director (Hearing Officer Brittany Hall), Presiding Hearing Officer's Report on Rulemaking Hearing and Public Comment Period, OAR 333-019-1015 and 333-019-1030 (Jan. 28, 2022) (Ex. OR-053)
Oregon OSHA, 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) (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. SEC-12-081)
Multnomah County Board of Commissioners (briefing); Chair Deborah Kafoury; Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines, Board briefing of Aug. 10-11, 2021 confirming the countywide indoor mask mandate effective Aug. 13, 2021, its complaint-based enforcement and fines up to $1,000 (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-PDX-015)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Administrative Order 3-2020, Temporary Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Oregon Workplaces, OAR 437-001-0744 (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-10-054)
Oregon OSHA, Administrative Order 10-2021, Renewed Masking Requirements in Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Oregon Workplaces (amending OAR 437-001-0744) (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. SEC-10-056)
Oregon OSHA, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 2-2021: OAR 437-001-0744, Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Oregon Workplaces (May 4, 2021) (Ex. SEC-12-066)
Governor Jay Inslee and Washington DOH (Healthy Washington regional phases); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Steven Krager, deputy health officer), Southwest Region's move to Phase 2 of Healthy Washington effective Feb. 15, 2021 (indoor social gatherings five from two households; outdoor 15; indoor dining 25 percent; gyms and indoor pools 25 percent; indoor entertainment 25 percent or 200; outdoor sports and entertainment 200; face coverings and distancing everywhere) (Feb. 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-PDX-043)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 5-2021 (temporary amendment of OAR 437-001-0744) (June 30, 2021) (Ex. OR-044)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 10-2021 (temporary amendment of OAR 437-001-0744) (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. OR-049)
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, OAR 333-019-1015 (Aug. 2, 2021; masking requirements for K-12 schools, public and private) and OAR 333-019-1030 (Aug. 25, 2021; COVID-19 vaccination requirement for teachers and school staff by Oct. 18, 2021) (Ex. SEC-15-086)
Chair Deborah Kafoury; Library Director Vailey Oehlke; Sheriff Mike Reese, Closure of all 19 Multnomah County Library branches; suspension of in-person jail visits (County facility closures under the emergency) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-003)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-27 (June 5, 2020) (Ex. OR-020)
Governor Kate Brown (OHA assigns Risk Levels and issues binding sector guidance), Executive Order 20-66 (Dec. 2, 2020) (Ex. OR-035)
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, OAR 333-019-1015 (temporary rule PH 33-2021; amended PH 36-2021, PH 44-2021, PH 84-2021; permanent PH 10-2022) (Aug. 2, 2021) (Ex. OR-045)
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, OAR 333-019-1025 (temporary rule PH 35-2021; amended PH 41-2021 and PH 83-2021; permanent PH 15-2022) (Aug. 11, 2021) (Ex. OR-048)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 2-2021 (permanent rule), OAR 437-001-0744 (May 4, 2021) (Ex. OR-041)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-58 (Oct. 23, 2020) (Ex. OR-029)
Governor Kate Brown (as Superintendent of Public Instruction and under emergency powers), Executive Order 21-06 (Mar. 12, 2021) (Ex. OR-039)
Multnomah County (Chair Deborah Kafoury; Health Officer Dr. Jennifer Vines), Announcement that the County's local mask requirement will be lifted March 12, 2022, with the County's own chronology of mask requirements from April 2020 (post-period exhibit establishing the duration of the August 2021 county mandate) (Mar. 1, 2022) (Ex. MET-PDX-016)
Governor Jay Inslee (statewide pause and business face-covering requirement); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick), Clark County held in Phase 2 by the statewide two-week pause of July 2, 2020 (Phase 3 application of June 26 not acted on); statewide requirement from July 7, 2020 that all businesses refuse service to customers not wearing face coverings (Ex. MET-PDX-040)
TriMet, at the direction of the Oregon Health Authority, Public-service campaign release confirming that TriMet has required riders, operators and other employees to wear face coverings on board since mid-May 2020 at OHA direction; passenger limits and 3-foot seat spacing continuing (Aug. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-047)
Multnomah County (facility mandate); Multnomah County Public Health (Director Jessica Guernsey), Mandate requiring masks for all staff and guests in all Multnomah County buildings (libraries, clinics and other facilities), in force by Aug. 2, 2021, following the July 26, 2021 universal recommendation (Ex. MET-PDX-057)
Oregon Health Authority, Office of the Director (under EO 20-27 para. 4 and 26), OHA Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance (OHA 2288K, July 24, 2020 version) (Ex. OR-025)
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 3-2020 (temporary rule), OAR 437-001-0744 (corrected by AO 4-2020, Dec. 11, 2020) (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. OR-032)
Oregon OSHA (Administrator Michael Wood), Administrative Order 2-2020, Administrative Order 2-2020, Temporary rule addressing the COVID-19 emergency in employer-provided housing, labor-intensive agricultural operations, and agricultural transportation (OAR 437-004-1110 field sanitation and 437-004-1120 labor housing superseded in part; new temporary rule text) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-051)
Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.), Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66) (Ex. DUT-OR-018)
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA Temporary Rule OAR 437-001-0744, Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks (Administrative Order 3-2020; corrected by AO 4-2020, Dec. 11, 2020) (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. ECO-B-047)
Oregon Health Authority (OAR 333-019-1015, Aug. 2, 2021) and Department of Education, OAR 333-019-1015, Masking Requirements for Schools (temporary rule Aug. 2, 2021; permanent Jan. 2022) (Ex. ECO-B-153)
Oregon Department of Education with Oregon Health Authority, Oregon OSHA and the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, Enforcement of OAR 333-019-1015 Masking Requirements in Schools (ODE memorandum, August 2021) (Aug. 12, 2021) (Ex. OR-056)
Oregon Health Authority (under EO 20-66 para. 2-4), OHA Sector Risk Level Guidance Chart and sector guidance under the County Risk framework (Dec. 3, 2020-June 29, 2021, revised repeatedly) (Ex. OR-062)
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Administrator Michael Wood, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 3-2020: Temporary Rule OAR 437-001-0744, Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-065)
Oregon Health Authority, Sector Guidance: Personal Services Providers (barbers, hair salons, nail salons, day spas, tattoo, tanning, massage) (May 15, 2020; updated through 2021) (Ex. SEC-18-029)
Metro (Council President Lynn Peterson) and Portland'5 Centers for the Arts, Requirement of proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test within 48 hours for admission to all Portland'5 Centers for the Arts shows and performances, with masks required indoors for all employees and guests (announced Aug. 19, 2021) (Ex. MET-PDX-017)
City Manager Eric Holmes (attested by City Clerk Natasha Ramras; approved as to form by City Attorney Jonathan Young), Emergency Order No. 2020-08 (Apr. 3, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-052)
Chair Deborah Kafoury (executive order under the County emergency declaration), Executive order mandating masks in all indoor public spaces in Multnomah County for all persons 5 and older regardless of vaccination status, effective Aug. 13, 2021 (announced Aug. 9, 2021) (Ex. MET-PDX-014)
Oregon Liquor Control Commission, OLCC Fact Sheet, COVID-19 Temporary Change: Postponement of Alcohol License Renewal Fees - Conditional Letter of Authority (Apr. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-095)
Oregon OSHA; filed with the Oregon Secretary of State, Temporary Administrative Order OSHA 2-2020, filing receipt, statement of need and justification, and list of rules adopted or amended (OAR chapter 437, Division 4) (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-017)
Oregon OSHA, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 4-2021 (temporary): amendments to OAR 437-004-1115, COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing, aligning with the Governor's June 30, 2021 lifting of general restrictions (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-020)
Port of Portland (owner and operator of PDX), FlyPDX 'Coronavirus News & Updates' (captured May 12, 2020): all airlines serving PDX require passenger face coverings from May 11, 2020; all Port staff working at PDX must wear face coverings; airline lounges closed; PDX Conference Center suspended (Mar. 17); children's play areas closed (Mar. 18); TSA screening consolidated to the D/E checkpoint (Mar. 22); USO and CBP Trusted Traveler Enrollment Center suspended (to at least June 1); sit-down restaurants restricted to takeout under the Governor's order; 40-plus shops and restaurants closed temporarily; JetBlue suspended to June 30; Hawaiian suspended under Hawaii's quarantine order; WestJet and Air Canada suspended under border restrictions; Volaris not operating in May; airline rent deferrals and concession minimum-rent suspensions (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-065)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 401 (Emergency Management and Services), the emergency-management act: declaration of a state of emergency (401.165); the Governor's police powers (401.168); rules and orders on commodities, services, industrial plants, labor and child care (401.188); the force of law of emergency rules and orders (401.192); the offense of violating them (401.990) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-004)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA, Temporary Rule Addressing the COVID-19 Workplace Risks: Questions and Answers (originally issued Nov. 23, 2020; version of Nov. 23, 2020) (Ex. DUT-OR-012)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA Workplace Advisory Memo 8.13.21: Employer Enforcement of Facial Covering Requirements in Relation to Customers, Clients, and Other Guests (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. DUT-OR-013)
Supreme Court of Oregon, Shahtout v. Emco Garbage Co., 298 Or 598, 695 P2d 897 (Feb. 12, 1985) (SC S30764): the standing Oregon rule on governmental safety requirements as the standard of care (negligence per se where the requirement is enacted by the legislature or promulgated under delegated authority for general public safety; a workplace safety rule protecting a class that includes the plaintiff is admissible and 'may' be taken into account by the trier of fact in deciding due care) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-019)
Chair Deborah Kafoury (Executive Rule under the March 11, 2020 Declaration of Emergency), Executive Rule: temporary moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment due to COVID-19 wage loss; suspension of eviction court hearings; lodging must retain County-subsidized guests (announced March 17, 2020) (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-004)
Multnomah County (announcing compliance); Governor Kate Brown and OHA (EO 20-66 County Risk framework), Multnomah County's move from the Two-Week Freeze to the Extreme Risk category under the County Risk framework effective Dec. 3, 2020 (page as captured also carries the Aug. 26, 2021 statewide indoor and outdoor mask status message) (Nov. 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-012)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Emergency Order 2020-14 (May 29, 2020): parklets authorized for restaurant seating in Phase 2 and 3 (Street Eats Program; permit fee and minimum parking waived; expires July 31, 2020); picnic-shelter restrictions lifted to the extent the State's Stay Home, Stay Healthy order allows; community centers closed to July 5; parking enforcement suspended to June 30; landlord PPE and distancing rule to July 31; City infection-control and telecommuting policies until the emergency is lifted (Ex. MET-PDX-023)
TriMet, TriMet COVID-19 updates, Mar. 11-Apr. 7, 2020: rider limit of 10-15 per bus from 5 p.m. Apr. 2, 2020; temporary service reductions effective Apr. 5, 2020; cash suspended on buses; seats marked off; all non-essential TriMet staff to work remotely; Board meetings by teleconference; ridership down 64.6 percent (Ex. MET-PDX-046)
Mayor Ted Wheeler (executive order); Portland City Council (Emergency Ordinance of Mar. 18, 2020 adopting the County moratorium within city limits), Emergency Temporary Moratorium on Evictions Due to Nonpayment of Rent for Residential Tenants Where the Failure to Pay Rent Results from Wage Loss Due to COVID-19 (Mar. 17, 2020), adopted by City Council ordinance Mar. 18, 2020; City buildings closed to the public with access limited to critical employees; telework; virtual Council meetings (Ex. MET-PDX-055)
Director, Department of Consumer and Business Services (Division of Financial Regulation), Property and Casualty Insurance Order (May 22, 2020) (Ex. OR-019)
Governor Kate Brown (as Superintendent of Public Instruction and under emergency powers), Executive Order 20-29 (June 24, 2020) (Ex. OR-022)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order No. 20-13 (Apr. 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-14-063)
