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Ex. WA-040 Order Primary source read

Proclamation 20-25.6

Safe Start - Stay Healthy: County-by-County Phased Reopening (business face-covering and cooperation duties)

Governor Jay Inslee · Washington (State)

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Jurisdiction
Washington
Level
State
Authority
RCW 43.06.220(1)(h); chapters 38.08, 38.52, 43.06 RCW
Issued
2020-07-07 July 7, 2020
Effective
2020-07-07 (immediately) (read as 2020-07-07)
End
2020-08-06 11:59 p.m. unless extended; superseded by 20-25.7 (July 24, 2020) (read as 2020-08-06)
In force
July 7, 2020 to Aug. 6, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Business closureCapacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • all businesses
  • employers
  • employees
  • customers
Functions reached
  • SF sales floor
  • CB
  • WF
  • HR
  • OP
Collection
Washington WA

Operative words

No employer may operate, allow a customer to enter a business, conduct business, or employ employees unless the employer (a) cooperates with public health authorities in the investigation of cases...; (b) cooperates with the implementation of infection control measures, including but not limited to isolation and quarantine...; (c) complies with all public health authority orders and directives; and (d) complies with all Department of Labor & Industries interpretive guidance, regulations, and rules... No business may operate, allow a customer to enter a business, or conduct business with a customer inside any building that is open to the public or outdoors in a public place unless the customer is wearing a face covering, as required by Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03. No employer may operate, unless it notifies the employer's local health jurisdiction within 24 hours if the employer suspects COVID-19 is spreading in the employer's workplace...

Enforcement

RCW 43.06.220(5); L&I enforcement under WAC 296-800-14035

Notes

The 'no mask, no service' business condition; also 'Employers must comply with all conditions for operation required by the state Department of Labor & Industries, including... WAC 296-800-14035'.

Retrieval note

Cited, not re-saved. The same 'No employer may operate... unless' clause was carried into 20-25.7 through 20-25.13.