The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Washington
- Level
- State
- Authority
- RCW 43.06.220(1)(h); Proclamations 20-25.4 through 20-25.14 (incorporating the industry requirements by reference); WAC 296-800-14035 (employers must comply with all conditions for operation required by emergency proclamation)
- Issued
- 2021-06-02 June 2, 2021
- Effective
- Requirements in force from the Safe Start Phase 2 reopening (June 2020) through June 30, 2021 in successive versions; this is the final archived version (changes dated March 19, 2021 and June 2, 2021) (read as 2021-06-30)
- End
- 2021-06-30 (document marked 'As of June 30th, this document is no longer in force') (read as 2021-06-30)
- In force
- June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Telework mandateCapacity limitWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- professional services and office-based businesses
- employers
- employees
- Functions reached
- OF office premises under telework mandate
- CS client meetings
- HR
- WF
- Collection
- Washington WA
Operative words
Professional Services are required to mandate that employees work from home when possible... In Phase 1 and 2 occupancy is 25% of fire marshal capacity or 200 people (whichever is fewer) if six feet of physical distance can be maintained. In Phase 3 occupancy is 50% of fire marshal capacity or 400 people (whichever is fewer) if six feet of physical distance can be maintained.... Prior to recommencing on-site services, all professional service providers and employer-owners are required to develop at each establishment, a comprehensive COVID-19 exposure control, mitigation, and recovery plan.
Enforcement
Incorporated by reference in Proclamation 20-25 et seq. (violations a gross misdemeanor under RCW 43.06.220(5)); WAC 296-800-14035 makes non-compliance a workplace safety violation enforceable by L&I
Notes
The operative telework words for offices: 'required to mandate that employees work from home when possible'; office occupancy 25% (Phases 1-2) and 50% (Phase 3, added March 19, 2021). The Safe Start plan (Ex. WA-034) carried the Phase 2 formulation 'telework remains strongly encouraged' and Proclamation 20-25.8 (Ex. WA-047) para. 13 the November 2020 mandate.
Retrieval noteGovernor's archived copy; earlier (June 2020) versions not separately retrieved. Exhibit is the final/archived version; quarters before its date rest on predecessor versions not in the library; quote only for the version's own period; earlier periods are verified_secondary.