Proclamation 20-46, High-Risk Employees - Workers' Rights

The record

Jurisdiction

Washington

Level

State

Authority

RCW 43.06.220(1)(h); Proclamation 20-05

Issued

2020-04-13 Apr. 13, 2020

Effective

April 13, 2020 (read as 2020-04-13)

End

11:59 p.m. June 12, 2020, extended by 20-46.1 through 20-46.3; rescinded effective June 28, 2021 (read as 2021-06-30)

In force

Apr. 13, 2020 to June 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Telework mandateWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• all public and private employers in Washington State
• high-risk employees (CDC categories)

Functions reached

• WF (mandatory telework/reassignment of high-risk workers; job-protected leave)
• OP
• HR

Collection

Workforce, schools and child care ECO-B

Operative words

'I... hereby prohibit all public and private employers in Washington State from taking any action that is inconsistent with the following practices related to high-risk employees... 1. Employers are prohibited from failing to utilize all available options for alternative work assignments to protect high-risk employees, if requested, from exposure to the COVID-19 disease, including but not limited to telework, alternative or remote work locations, reassignment, and social distancing measures. 2. In the event an alternative work arrangement is not feasible, the employer is prohibited from failing to [permit use of accrued leave or unemployment insurance and from terminating health insurance]...' 'This prohibition shall remain in effect until 11:59 PM on June 12, 2020, unless extended beyond that date.'

Enforcement

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