Restaurant association files federal lawsuit against freeze on business activity

The Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association has filed a suit in federal court in conjunction with the Restaurant Law Center challenging the legality of the Governor’s buiness freeze mandate. Executive Director of the R-L-C Angelo Amador says the restaurant industry in the state has gone to great lengths to follow federal, state, and local pandemic guidelines to keep their workers and patrons safe, and says the blanket ban on indoor and outdoor dining is unfair when - according to the latest state health department stats - restaurants aren’t the primary place the virus is being spread.