Masks no longer required in most places beginning March 21, per WA Governor Inslee
YES will be following the guidelines posted below. Staff will be making their own decisions regarding mask wearing and we will ask that the public maintain a good distance when inside, if they are not masked. We will do our best to ventilate the Drop-In Center daily and clean often used surfaces. We will continue to offer masks to community members to use if they choose. We all hope to stay well and to help our community family to do the same! ❤️
“COVID-19 remains a recognized workplace hazard. When masks are no longer required in the workplace, employers must continue taking steps to assess COVID-19 transmission risks to employees and taking steps to minimize those risks. Risks vary depending on the work space and conditions. Possible steps could include promoting vaccination, improving ventilation, offering face masks, encouraging social distancing or installing sneeze guards or barriers.
Employers are still required to notify workers of potential exposures when a co-worker has a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19, and, in worksites with 50 or more employees, report outbreaks of 10 or more confirmed cases to the state Department of Labor & Industries.
Employers must also allow workers to continue to wear masks if they choose. In 2021, the Legislature passed SSB 5254, which protects a worker’s right to wear a face covering and other protective devices during a public health emergency. The governor is amending an existing worker safety and protection emergency order, Proclamation 21-08, to reflect this new state law. Proclamation 21-08 already prohibits employers from taking adverse action against a worker for taking COVID-related health actions, including getting vaccinated and taking time off to get vaccinated or seek treatment, and it will now also protect workers from any adverse action for wearing a face covering while we remain in a state of emergency.”
“Caution, compassion and kindness is what will allow us to move forward, together”