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PayNW Statewide Day of Action

Statewide Day of Action - Friday June 12, 2020

PayNorthwest offices will close at 12:00 p.m. on Friday June 12, 2020 In observance of a call by Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County for a statewide day of action in support of all Black lives, PayNorthwest will be closing its offices at noon on...

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Washington Department of Labor & Industries Issues Face Mask Policies

Under new Coronavirus workplace safety and health requirements now in effect, most employers in Washington are required to provide face coverings and...

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Inslee extends proclamation protecting high-risk workers

Gov. Jay Inslee announced the extension of a proclamation today giving high-risk workers the right to protect themselves from COVID-19 without...

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Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020

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Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020

On June 5th, 2020 the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 was signed into law. The Act eases restrictions on how businesses can spend...

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New Safety and Health Requirements for Washington State

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New Safety and Health Requirements for Washington State

The Governor’s announcement on May 29, 2020 brings together general requirements for all business operations, including essential businesses...

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Keeping a safe workplace

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COVID in the Workplace: Sanitizing Time Clocks

If there is one thing that the COVID-19 pandemic taught businesses it's that having a plan for high-touch surfaces is crucial for employee safety....

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Inslee Signs New COVID-19 Order for Phased Re-Opening for Washington

Inslee Signs New COVID-19 Order for Phased Re-Opening for Washington

On May 4th 2020, Governor Inslee released a four-phased approach to safely reopening Washington’s economy while reducing risk to vulnerable...

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SBA Releases PPP Loan Forgiveness Application and Instructions

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SBA Releases PPP Loan Forgiveness Application and Instructions

The Small Business Administration (SBA) released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application along with detailed instructions...

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Washington State Contact Tracing Initiative

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Governor Inslee Announces Contact Tracing Initiative

On May 12, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced a plan that will allow more businesses to open and more people to be active in public while still...

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Surge in unemployment claim fraud amidst COVID-19 crisis

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PayNews: Surge in unemployment claim fraud amidst COVID-19 crisis

UPDATE: Immediately following the posting of this blog post, the Seattle Times published this breaking news update: Washington to pause unemployment...

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