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Oregon EO 21-29 (Aug. 13, 2021)

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for State Executive Branch Employees and Workers

Governor Kate Brown · Oregon (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Oregon
Level
State
Authority
Or. Const. art. V, sec. 1; EO 20-03; ORS 401.168; ORS 401.192(1)
Issued
2021-08-13 Aug. 13, 2021
Effective
2021-08-13 (compliance by Oct. 18, 2021 or six weeks after FDA approval, whichever later; FDA approved Comirnaty Aug. 23, 2021, so Oct. 18 controlled) (read as 2021-08-13)
End
Rescinded 2022-2023 (not read); in force through 2021 Q3 and Q4 (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
Aug. 13, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesVaccination or testing
Addressees
  • every Executive Branch employee
  • every 'Worker' engaged to provide goods or services to the Executive Branch whose agreement requires in-person, on-site work
  • contracting agencies
Functions reached
  • HR vaccination status of State employees and of every private contractor's on-site personnel (janitorial, security, staffing, construction, IT, professional services at State worksites)
  • PL placements at State client sites
  • WF
Collection
Oregon OR

Operative words

2. Prohibitions. This order prohibits the following: a. Any Employee or Worker from engaging in work for the Executive Branch after October 18, 2021, or six weeks after the date that the United States Food and Drug Administration approves a vaccination against COVID-19, whichever is later, if the Employee or Worker has not been Fully Vaccinated against COVID-19. b. The Executive Branch from permitting any Employee or Worker to engage in work for the Executive Branch after [that date]... if the Employee or Worker has not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provided proof or documentation thereof... 7. Enforcement. Employees who fail to comply with this directive will face personnel consequences up to and including separation from employment. Contracting agencies may take any action in contract, at law, or in equity for any noncompliance of Workers and entities for which a Worker is an employee, contractor, or volunteer.

Enforcement

Para. 7 as quoted; ORS 401.192(1)

Notes

Reaches private employers through the 'Worker' definition: any contractor personnel required to work 'in person and on site at an Executive Branch worksite, regardless of frequency.' Exceptions for disability, medical condition or sincerely held religious belief (para. 5-6).

Retrieval note

OCR of the official scan. Corrects any description of EO 21-29 as a mask order.

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