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Ex. DUT-OR-011Oregon 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)Business/Employer Enforcement of the Oregon Health Authority 'Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance'Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), Department of Consumer and Business ServicesOregonStateJune 27, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOperating conditionPrimary source read
Ex. OR-022Executive Order 20-29Ready Schools, Safe Learners: K-12 Instructional Activities in the 2020-21 School YearGovernor Kate Brown (as Superintendent of Public Instruction and under emergency powers)OregonStateJune 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-001Extension of Emergency Declaration Through July 16, 2020 (In the Matter of the Local Emergency Within the City of Portland Declared on March 12, 2020)Extension of Emergency Declaration Through July 16, 2020Mayor Ted WheelerCity of Portland, OregonCityJuly 2, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-040Clark 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 coveringsClark County to remain in Phase 2 as state pauses reopening processGovernor Jay Inslee (statewide pause and business face-covering requirement); Clark County Public Health (Dr. Alan Melnick)Clark County, WashingtonCountyJuly 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-009Statement declining to apply for Phase II; Multnomah County remains in Phase 1 (with the statewide indoor face-covering requirement recited)Multnomah County supports continuing pause on reopening (UPDATE July 8: Multnomah County remains in Phase 1 of reopening)Chair Deborah KafouryMultnomah County, OregonCountyJuly 8, 20202020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-006Board extension of the COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency by 90 days to September 30, 2020Board extends COVID-19 emergency declarationMultnomah County Board of Commissioners (4-0)Multnomah County, OregonCountyJuly 2, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-03128-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)Emergency Declaration Extended to August 18Washington County Board of Commissioners (Chair Kathryn Harrington)Washington County, OregonCountyJuly 22, 20202020 Q3Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-025OHA Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance (OHA 2288K, July 24, 2020 version)Statewide Mask, Face Shield, Face Covering Guidance for Business, Transit and the PublicOregon Health Authority, Office of the Director (under EO 20-27 para. 4 and 26)OregonStateJuly 24, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-049PDX 'Travel Safe' rules (page as of July 31, 2020): face coverings required at PDX except children under two and persons with medical conditions; persons meeting arriving passengers to wait outside the terminal; B/C checkpoint hours reduced; numerous shops and restaurants closed; CBP Trusted Traveler Enrollment Center suspended to at least Sept. 8, 2020; MAX airport station closed Mar. 29-Aug. 1, 2020Travel Safe at PDX (Coronavirus Updates)Port of Portland (owner and operator of PDX)Port of Portland (Portland International Airport, PDX)Sector regulatorJuly 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantinePrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-047Public-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)'Always wear your mask on transit and in the community.' Local celebs join TriMet to encourage people to cover up for safetyTriMet, at the direction of the Oregon Health AuthorityTri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet)Sector regulatorAug. 21, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-026Executive Order 20-37Extending House Bill 4204's Mortgage Foreclosure Moratorium Until December 31, 2020Governor Kate BrownOregonStateAug. 31, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. OR-027Executive Order 20-38Third Extension of Executive Order 20-03 and COVID-19 State of Emergency; Rescinding Executive Order 20-16Governor Kate BrownOregonStateSept. 1, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-PDX-010Statement of September 15, 2020 that Multnomah County has not met the requirements for applying for Phase 2 and will not seek it; County remains in Phase 1Sept. 15 Statement by Chair Deborah Kafoury on Phase 2 ReopeningChair Deborah KafouryMultnomah County, OregonCountySept. 15, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Business closureCapacity limitGathering capConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PDX-032Eleventh 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 metricsEmergency Declaration Extended to October 27Washington County Board of CommissionersWashington County, OregonCountyOct. 2, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Emergency declarationCapacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. OR-028Executive Order 20-56Temporary Moratorium on Residential Evictions for Nonpayment, in Response to COVID-19 and WildfireGovernor Kate BrownOregonStateSept. 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-014Oregon OSHA, List of Oregon OSHA Citations Identified as Related to COVID-19 (June 2, 2021): the agency's account of its COVID-19 enforcement (complaints, inspections, citations and penalties) with the willful and serious citations listed by county and employerList of Oregon OSHA Citations Identified as Related to COVID-19Oregon OSHA, Department of Consumer and Business ServicesOregonStateJune 2, 20212020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-001Statute: 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)ORS 433.004, 433.006, 433.010, 433.121, 433.128, 433.131, 433.138, 433.142, 433.156, 433.441, 433.442, 433.443, 433.452 and 433.990…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, oregonlegislature.gov, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-002Statute: 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 DirectorORS 431A.005, 431A.010 and 431A.015: enforcement of public health laws by administrative order, civil penalty of up to $500 a day per…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2019 Edition, as captured by the Wayback Machine Oct. 17, 2020)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-003Statute: 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 injunctionORS 431.110, 431.150, 431.155, 431.157 and 431.413: general powers and duties of the Oregon Health Authority; enforcement of public health…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-004Statute: 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)ORS 401.165, 401.168, 401.175, 401.188, 401.192 and 401.990: the Governor's emergency powers, the 'full force and effect of law' of…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyEmergency declarationStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-005Statute: 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)ORS 654.003, 654.010, 654.015, 654.022, 654.025, 654.086 and 654.991: the general workplace-safety duty binding every Oregon employer and…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-007Statute: 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)ORS 624.041, 624.073, 624.080, 624.096, 624.990 and 624.992: restaurant sanitation rules, exclusion of employees with communicable disease…Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)OregonStateSept. 29, 20262020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureWorkplace rulesStanding dutyPrimary source read