Updated: 6:42 PM PDT April 25, 2021
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. Casey’s Restaurant in Klamath falls has been fined for the second time since the pandemic hit Oregon.
The family-owned restaurant was fined first in December 2020 in the amount of $8,900 for allowing on-site dining despite a public health order that was made to try and curb the spread of the coronavirus. Following that citation, the Patzke family posted a video on YouTube talking about their decision to stay open and addressing the citation from the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
“We had some of our family we lost in WWII, and they were fighting for freedom and so I feel like we should fight for freedom also,” said owner Mike Patzke’s mother Annie Patzke in the video posted to social media.
Millions Flow to Oregon Firms Cited for COVID Violations More than $12.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program grants went to 31 businesses that were cited by the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Division for violating the state’s coronavirus safety guidelines. Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive.com | February 1, 2021 | Analysis
(TNS) Oregon businesses cited by the state for violating coronavirus safety standards nonetheless received more than $12.5 million in federal pandemic relief loans last year through the Paycheck Protection Program.
The relief program doesn’t specifically require that businesses comply with safety rules to be eligible for coronavirus relief loans, or to have those loans forgiven. That means businesses that resist those rules are still able to access the free government help without experiencing the same level of economic hardship of those that fall in line.
Oregon businesses cited for coronavirus health violations took millions in federal relief
Updated Jan 31, 2021;
Posted Jan 31, 2021
Courthouse Club Fitness accepted a federal coronavirus relief loan of over $1 million last April. It has also been fined over $200,000 by the state of Oregon for repeatedly violating coronavirus safety regulations.Samantha Swindler
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Oregon businesses cited by the state for violating coronavirus safety standards nonetheless received more than $12.5 million in federal pandemic relief loans last year through the Paycheck Protection Program.
The relief program doesn’t specifically require that businesses comply with safety rules to be eligible for coronavirus relief loans, or to have those loans forgiven. That means businesses that resist those rules are still able to access the free government help without experiencing the same level of economic hardship of those that fall in line.
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