Nearly a year ago, on April 14, 2020, Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued Proclamation 20-46 "High-Risk Employees-Workers' Rights," which provided protections to certain individuals with conditions that made them...more
Washington State has a new COVID-19 exposure-notification smartphone tool, WA Notify. Introduced on Nov. 30 by the Department of Health, University of Washington, and Brotman Baty Institute, WA Notify has since been...more
Please join us for our virtual event addressing the impact of upcoming school closures on workplaces and employees. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, employers must plan for the long-term implications of these closures. Our...more
On June 26, 2020, United States Department of Labor (USDOL) Wage and Hour Administrator Cheryl Stanton issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-4 (FAB 2020-4) regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and...more
Update: On June 9, 2020, Governor Inslee issued Proclamation 20-46.1, which continues the protections for high-risk employees as originally set forth by Proclamation 20-46 "High-Risk Employees – Workers' Rights on April 13,...more
The United States Department of Labor (USDOL) recently issued further clarification around several technical aspects of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)....more
On March 16, 2020, the Seattle City Council amended Seattle's Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) law to expand the uses of PSST in light of the region's COVID-19 crisis. These changes became effective on March 18, 2020....more
With the diagnosis of the first cases of COVID-19 in the United States, employers in all industries are seeking practical guidance on how to address workplace illness and infectious disease concerns. ...more