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)
Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners, Declaration of a Local State of Emergency and Declaring Emergency Measures, March 2, 2020 (Mar. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-033)
Washington County Board of Commissioners (Chair Kathryn Harrington), Emergency Declaration (COVID-19) adopted at a special meeting, March 4, 2020 (Mar. 4, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-027)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-03 (Mar. 8, 2020) (Ex. OR-001)
Chair Deborah Kafoury (declaration); Governor Kate Brown (statewide gathering limits recited), Declaration of Emergency (COVID-19), signed March 11, 2020, as announced March 12, 2020, with the Governor's March 12, 2020 statewide ban on gatherings of more than 250 (Mar. 11, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-002)
Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners (Chair Jim Bernard), Extension of the local state of emergency through June 30, 2020, with emergency measures enacted including the power to prohibit or limit the number of persons who may gather in any public street, public place or outdoor place in the emergency area (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-034)
Mayor Ted Wheeler, Declaration of a State of Emergency in the City of Portland (COVID-19), signed March 12, 2020, with initial City measures (no water disconnections; non-essential City gatherings and travel cancelled) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-054)
City Manager Eric Holmes, Declaration of Civil Emergency No. 2020-01 (Mar. 13, 2020, 14:30) and Emergency Order 2020-02 (measures effective Mar. 14, 2020: cancellation of City-permitted events of 250 or more; facility closures; suspension of meetings of 20 or more in City facilities; suspension of non-essential inspections) (Ex. MET-PDX-018)
City of Vancouver (City Manager's Office), listing Emergency Orders 2020-02 through 2020-17 and the Declaration of Civil Emergency, City Emergency Orders index (Declaration of Civil Emergency; Emergency Orders 2020-02 to 2020-17), as captured in 2021 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-026)
Washington County Board of Commissioners; Chair Kathryn Harrington, Extension of the emergency declaration to April 2, 2020; cancellation of the State of the County address and town hall; County telecommuting, distancing and travel measures (Mar. 17, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-028)
Mayor Ted Wheeler, Extension of the Declaration of a State of Emergency through 8 a.m. April 9, 2020 (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-056)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon OSHA, Questions and Answers Regarding the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division's (Oregon OSHA) Education and Enforcement of Issues Related to COVID-19 (updated Mar. 27, 2020): the agency's statement of the employer's statutory duty and of its authority to enforce the Governor's executive orders at the workplace (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-015)
Washington County Board of Commissioners, Extension of the emergency declaration to April 16, 2020, authorizing contracts up to $500,000; EOC objectives including coordination of compliance with and enforcement of the Governor's Stay Home, Save Lives order (Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-029)
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division (rule filed with the Secretary of State; official Oregon Administrative Rules Database text), Administrative rule: OAR 333-019-0010, Disease Related School, Child Care, and Worksite Restrictions: Imposition of Restrictions (COVID-19 added to the 'restrictable diseases' for food service facilities, schools, children's facilities and health care facilities by PH 17-2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-006)
Multnomah County Board of Commissioners (unanimous vote), Board extension of the COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency by 90 days, adding a civil-fine enforcement provision (Apr. 9, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-005)
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)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-24 (May 1, 2020) (Ex. OR-016)
Washington County Board of Commissioners, Emergency ordinance amending the County Code to allow 30-day emergency declarations, and 28-day extension of the emergency declaration to June 2, 2020 (May 5, 2020), with EOC objectives including enforcement of the Stay Home, Save Lives order and preparation of a County reopening plan (Ex. MET-PDX-030)
Oregon OSHA (Michael Wood, Administrator), Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 2-2020 (temporary rule): Temporary rule addressing the COVID-19 emergency in employer-provided housing, labor-intensive agricultural operations, and agricultural transportation (amending OAR 437-004-1120 and related Division 4 rules), text of adopted rule (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-016)
Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Administrative Order 2-2020; OAR 437-001-0749 (Apr. 28, 2020) (Ex. SEC-20-036)
Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners; Public Health Officer Dr. Sarah Present, Board decision of June 11, 2020 to hold off applying for Phase II reopening; extension of the local state of emergency to July 31, 2020 (Ex. MET-PDX-036)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-30 (June 30, 2020) (Ex. OR-023)
Mayor Ted Wheeler, Extension of Emergency Declaration Through July 16, 2020 (In the Matter of the Local Emergency Within the City of Portland Declared on March 12, 2020) (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-001)
Multnomah County Board of Commissioners (4-0), Board extension of the COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency by 90 days to September 30, 2020 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-006)
Washington County Board of Commissioners (Chair Kathryn Harrington), 28-day extension of the emergency declaration to August 18, 2020, with the County's status in the Governor's reopening framework (Phase 1 since June 1, 2020; Phase 2 progress linked to Clackamas and Multnomah Counties) (July 22, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-031)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-38 (Sept. 1, 2020) (Ex. OR-027)
Washington County Board of Commissioners, Eleventh emergency declaration: 28-day extension to October 27, 2020 (adopted the week of Sept. 29, 2020), with the County's Phase 1 status and school-reopening metrics (Oct. 2, 2020) (Ex. MET-PDX-032)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-59 (Oct. 27, 2020) (Ex. OR-030)
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 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 (Department of Consumer and Business Services), OAR 437-001-0744, Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks (temporary rule, Administrative Order 3-2020) (Nov. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-09-013)
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)
Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director), Modification of the County's COVID-19 case-investigation response (Nov. 17, 2020): every positive case instructed to isolate at home until no longer contagious (10 days; fever-free 24 hours); close contacts to quarantine 14 days and not go to work, school, child care or church; priority-location exposure management (schools, long-term care, jail, food processing) (Ex. MET-PDX-041)
Oregon Liquor Control Commission, OLCC COVID-19 Business Continuity Alcohol FAQs: For Counties in Lower Risk Status (12/8/20) (Dec. 8, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-099)
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 (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)
Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick, health officer and director), adopting Washington DOH and CDC options, Adoption of shortened quarantine options for close contacts outside high-priority settings (10 days without symptoms; 7 days with a negative test on or after day 5), Dec. 9, 2020; full 14 days retained for long-term care, health care, food processing, jail, school and child-care workers (Ex. MET-PDX-042)
Oregon OSHA, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 4-2020 (temporary): refiling of OAR 437-001-0744, Rule Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks, to correct scriveners' errors, with certificate and filing documents (Dec. 11, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-018)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 20-67 (Dec. 17, 2020) (Ex. OR-036)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 21-05 (Feb. 25, 2021) (Ex. OR-038)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 21-10 (Apr. 29, 2021) (Ex. OR-040)
Oregon OSHA, Administrative Order 1-2021, Administrative Order 1-2021, OAR 437-004-1115, COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing (temporary rule) (Apr. 30, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-AGRICULTURE-PARKS-WILDLIFE-053)
Oregon OSHA, Oregon OSHA Administrative Order 1-2021 (permanent): OAR 437-004-1115, COVID-19 Workplace Requirements for Employer-Provided Labor Housing, text of adopted rule (May 4, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-019)
Oregon OSHA, Oregon OSHA permanent rule OAR 437-001-0744, Rule Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks (adopted May 4, 2021; amended AO 5-2021 June 30, 2021 and AO 10-2021 Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-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)
Oregon OSHA, Administrative Order 2-2021 (permanent rule OAR 437-001-0744 and appendices), Summary of Key Issues: Revision and Extension of Oregon COVID-19 Workplace Rules (May 4, 2021) (Ex. SEC-09-014)
Oregon OSHA, Administrative Order 2-2021, Rule Addressing COVID-19 Workplace Risks (permanent), OAR 437-001-0744 (May 4, 2021) (Ex. SEC-10-055)
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)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 21-15 (June 25, 2021) (Ex. OR-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)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 21-31 (Sept. 1, 2021) (Ex. OR-058)
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)
Oregon OSHA, Administrative Order 12-2021, Medical Relief Benefits in Rules Addressing the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency in All Workplaces (amending OAR 437-001-0744) (Sept. 14, 2021) (Ex. SEC-10-057)
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)
Governor Kate Brown, Executive Order 21-36 (Dec. 21, 2021) (Ex. OR-055)
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 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, 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 Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 654, the Oregon Safe Employment Act: the employer's duty to furnish a safe and healthful place of employment and to do 'every other thing reasonably necessary' (654.010); prohibition of unsafe or unhealthy places of employment (654.015); duty of every employer, owner, employee and other person to comply with every safety and health order, standard and rule (654.022); the Director's jurisdiction over every place of employment (654.025); civil penalties (654.086); criminal penalties (654.991) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-005)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 624 (Food Service Facilities), the sanitary code for restaurants: OHA's duty to make sanitation rules (624.041); license suspension, closure for imminent danger (624.073); diseased persons may not work and may not be employed, and the manager's duty to notify OHA (624.080); summary closure (624.096); criminal and civil penalties (624.990, 624.992) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-007)
