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Ex. WI-039Wis. Stat. ch. 252, Communicable Diseases (252.02 powers and duties of department; 252.03 duties of local health officers; 252.06 isolation and quarantine; 252.25 violation of law relating to health)Codified statutory authority for DHS orders, local health-officer orders and quarantineWisconsin Legislature (codified statute)WisconsinStateMar. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Gathering capQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-040Wis. Stat. ch. 323, Emergency Management (323.10 declaration by governor; 323.12 powers and duties of the governor; 323.28 penalties)Codified authority for the Governor's emergency declarations and the DHS face-covering orders (323.12(4)(b)); 60-day limit; legislative…Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute)WisconsinStateMar. 1, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-015WI DOC COVID-19 Announcements page (as archived Apr. 4, 2020)Visits at all DOC institutions suspended Mar. 13, 2020; transfers from State-contracted county jail beds suspended Mar. 19, 2020; all…Wisconsin Department of Corrections (Secretary Kevin A. Carr)Wisconsin Department of Corrections (Division of Adult Institutions); State levelStateMar. 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Gathering capHealth care ordersOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-056OCI Bulletin of March 23, 2020 (updated June 18, 2020)Coverage for Delivery Drivers for Restaurants during the COVID-19 Public Health EmergencyMark V. Afable, Commissioner of InsuranceWisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of InsuranceSector regulatorMar. 23, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-057OCI Bulletin of March 26, 2020Small Employer CoverageMark V. Afable, Commissioner of InsuranceWisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of InsuranceSector regulatorMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)OtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-016DHS web guidance, 'COVID-19: Businesses and Employers' (page as captured March 26, 2020)Guidance for Employers: what employers can do now to prepare for COVID-19 impacts to the workplace (sick leave, staying home when sick, hand…Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public HealthWisconsinStateMar. 26, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-0692019 Wisconsin Act 185 (2019 Assembly Bill 1038)An Act relating to the state government response to the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 Response Act)Wisconsin Legislature; approved by Governor Tony Evers April 15, 2020Wisconsin (Legislature; binding employers, insurers, retailers and the unemployment system)StateApr. 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Workplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-015WEDC Reopen Guidelines: General Guidance for All Businesses, Best Practices to Reopen (version dated 5.7.2020)General Guidance for All Businesses: best practices to reopen (employee health, distancing, face coverings, cleaning and disinfection…Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), with the Department of Health Services (Badger Bounce Back)WisconsinStateMay 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. WI-007Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OA, ¶¶ 3-4Emergency Order 28 is a rule requiring emergency rulemaking and is unenforceable; § 252.25 requires rulemaking before criminal penalties…Wisconsin Supreme Court (Roggensack, C.J.)WisconsinCourtMay 13, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3OtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-017Interim Attorney General Opinion OAG-03-20 to Outagamie County Executive Thomas NelsonEffect of Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, on local health officers' powers under Wis. Stat. § 252.03 to issue orders responding…Joshua L. Kaul, Attorney General of Wisconsin (Wisconsin Department of Justice)WisconsinStateMay 15, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capOtherPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-009Emergency Order #6Emergency Order #6 (amending Forward Dane Phase 2)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyJune 25, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-056Order #4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (June 26, 2020) (Moving Milwaukee Forward Safely Phase 4)Order #4, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of MilwaukeeCity of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of Health (Jeanette Kowalik, Commissioner)City of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJune 26, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-059Media release: The City of Milwaukee Phase 4 Assessment Update, MKE Cares mask ordinance in effect and clarification on school openings (July 17, 2020)Phase 4 assessment update; schools not permitted to hold in-person sessionsMilwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJuly 17, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-060Order #4.1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of Milwaukee (July 30, 2020)Order #4.1, COVID-19 Public Health Plan for the City of MilwaukeeCity of Milwaukee, acting through its Commissioner of HealthCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityJuly 30, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-069Milwaukee Health Department K-12 Reopening Guidance (Aug. 11, 2020), with the School Safety Assessment ChecklistMHD K-12 Reopening Guidance (2020-21 school year)Milwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCityAug. 11, 20202020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Face-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-012Emergency Order #9Emergency Order #9 (schools limited to in-person instruction for grades K-2; face coverings and gathering limits continued)Janel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountyAug. 21, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-013Emergency Order #9 AmendmentEmergency Order #9 AmendmentJanel Heinrich, Public Health Officer of Madison and Dane CountyDane County and City of Madison, WisconsinCountySept. 1, 20202020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementSchools and child careAlcohol and barsPrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-026James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 58 (Nos. 2020AP1419-OA, 2020AP1420-OA, 2020AP1446-OA) (decided June 11, 2021)Sara Lindsey James v. Janel Heinrich; Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools v. Heinrich; St. Ambrose Academy v. HeinrichSupreme Court of WisconsinWisconsin (Dane County orders)CourtJune 11, 20212020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Schools and child careOtherPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-16-030Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (WCRIS) v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 52, No. 2020AP1420-OAOpinion holding Dane County Emergency Order #9 (school closure) beyond the health officer's authoritySupreme Court of WisconsinWisconsin (Dane County order)CourtJune 11, 20212020 Q32020 Q4Gathering capSchools and child carePrimary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-032Media release: The City of Milwaukee Phase 4.1 Order Update (Sept. 25, 2020)Phase 4.1 Order UpdateMilwaukee Health DepartmentCity of Milwaukee, WisconsinCitySept. 25, 20202020 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementSchools and child careWorkplace rulesPrimary 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
Ex. DUT-WI-001Wis. Stat. § 252.02 (2019-20), Powers and duties of departmentPowers and duties of department: surveillance and inspection (1); closing schools and forbidding public gatherings (3); rules and orders for…Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; administered by the Department of Health Services)WisconsinState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capSchools and child careQuarantine and isolationStanding dutyPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-004Wis. Stat. § 252.25 (2019-20), Violation of law relating to healthPenalty for willful violation or obstruction of any state statute or rule, county, city or village ordinance or departmental order under ch.…Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute)WisconsinState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-006Wis. Stat. § 323.28 (2019-20), PenaltiesForfeiture for intentional failure to comply with an order issued by an agent of the state or of a local unit of government engaged in…Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute)WisconsinState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyFace-covering requirementStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-011Wis. Stat. § 254.01 (2019-20), Definitions ('human health hazard')Definition of 'human health hazard' for the abatement power of § 254.59 and the local health officer's powers under ch. 254Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute)WisconsinState2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Standing dutyStanding dutyOtherPrimary source read

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