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Ex. DUT-WI-0082021 Wisconsin Act 4, Civil liability exemption; exposure to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 (Wis. Stat. § 895.476)An Act... relating to: the unemployment insurance program and immunity from liability related to COVID-19 exposureWisconsin Legislature (January 2021 Special Session Senate Bill 1); Governor Tony Evers (signed)WisconsinStateFeb. 25, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOperating conditionOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-019Emergency Order #14Emergency Order #14 (restaurants to 50 percent; taverns 25 percent indoors)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyMar. 2, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-039Updated Gating Criteria and Phases chart (Mar. 17, 2021)Updated Gating Criteria (milwaukee.gov/MMFS, MHD 3/17/21)Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMar. 17, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-020Emergency Order #14 AmendmentEmergency Order #14 AmendmentJanel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyMar. 18, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-038News release: Milwaukee Health Department Modifies COVID-19 Public Health Order; Revised Gating Criteria Also Clarify Reopening Steps (Mar. 18, 2021)Revised Public Health Order News ReleaseMilwaukee Health Department (Commissioner Kirsten Johnson)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMar. 18, 20212021 Q1Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-037Phase 6 (Substantial Transmission) COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (Mar. 17, 2021)Phase 6 Substantial Transmission, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of MilwaukeeCity of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Kirsten Johnson, Commissioner)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMar. 17, 20212021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WI-021Fabick v. Evers, 2021 WI 28, No. 2020AP1718-OAOpinion declaring Executive Orders 82, 90 and 105 unlawfulWisconsin Supreme Court (Hagedorn, J.)WisconsinCourtMar. 31, 20212021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-011WisDOT news release: Milwaukee Downtown DMV reopens April 5 for driver license and ID related services (Apr. 1, 2021)Milwaukee Downtown DMV reopens April 5 for driver license and ID related servicesWisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor VehiclesWisconsin (Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles; Milwaukee County)StateApr. 1, 20212021 Q2Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-021Emergency Order #15Emergency Order #15Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyApr. 2, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WI-022Tavern League of Wisconsin, Inc. v. Palm, 2021 WI 33, No. 2020AP1742Opinion affirming that Emergency Order 3 was an unpromulgated rule, not validly enacted and unenforceableWisconsin Supreme Court (Roggensack, C.J., lead opinion)WisconsinCourtApr. 14, 20212021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-022Emergency Order #16Emergency Order #16 (the last general order; 75 percent indoor capacity; face coverings)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyApr. 29, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementAlcohol and barsWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-064Phase 6 (Substantial Transmission) COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee, revised May 19, 2021 (v3)Phase 6 Substantial Transmission, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (revised May 19, 2021)City of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Kirsten Johnson, Commissioner)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMay 19, 20212021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. WI-029Order, In re the Matter of Modification of Circuit Court and Municipal Accommodations That Were Required Because of the COVID-19 PandemicOrder superseding the Oct. 1, 2020 order; masking, distancing and sanitizing left to county-wide decisions with chief-judge approvalWisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtMay 21, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-040News release: Moving Milwaukee Forward Health Order to Expire June 1 (May 18, 2021)Moving Milwaukee Forward Health Order to Expire June 1Milwaukee Health Department (Commissioner Kirsten Johnson; Mayor Tom Barrett quoted)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityMay 18, 20212021 Q2OtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-048News release: All Public Health Orders Lifted in Dane County (June 2, 2021)All Public Health Orders Lifted in Dane CountyCity of Madison (release quoting Public Health Officer Janel Heinrich and County Executive Joe Parisi)Dane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyJune 2, 20212021 Q2Face-covering requirementQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-023James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 58, Nos. 2020AP1419-OA, 2020AP1420-OA, 2020AP1446-OAOpinion holding local health officers lack statutory power to close schools; Dane County Emergency Order 9 vacated in partWisconsin Supreme Court (Rebecca Grassl Bradley, J.)WisconsinCourtJune 11, 20212021 Q22021 Q3Schools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-045Order, In re the Matter of the Filing of Court Documents in Circuit and Appellate Courts (Temporary Mailbox Rule)Order terminating the temporary mailbox rule of April 13, 2020Wisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtJune 18, 20212021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. WI-044Order, In re the Matter of Remote Hearings in Appellate CourtsOrder terminating the suspension of most in-person appellate proceedings as of 11:59 p.m. June 30, 2021Wisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtJune 18, 20212021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-070Milwaukee Health Department K-12 Reopening Guidance, 2021-2022 School Year (Aug. 5, 2021)MHD K-12 Reopening Guidance 2021-2022Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityAug. 5, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-023Face Covering Emergency Order (posted as Emergency Order #17)Face Covering Emergency OrderJanel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyAug. 17, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-024Face Covering Emergency Order #2 (posted as Emergency Order #18)Face Covering Emergency Order #2Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountySept. 9, 20212021 Q3Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-025Face Covering Emergency Order #3 (posted as Emergency Order #19)Face Covering Emergency Order #3Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyOct. 4, 2021Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-027Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63 (Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382) (decided July 8, 2022)Jeffrey Becker, Andrea Klein and A Leap Above Dance, LLC v. Dane County, Janel Heinrich and Public Health of Madison & Dane CountySupreme Court of WisconsinWisconsin (Dane County orders)CourtJuly 8, 2022Face-covering requirementOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-024Becker v. Dane County, 2022 WI 63, Nos. 2021AP1343 & 2021AP1382, ¶¶ 1-2Wis. Stat. § 252.03 authorizes local health officers to issue enforceable public health orders; Dane County Ordinance § 46.40 (civil…Wisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsinCourtJuly 8, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read

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