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title: Planning for the New Normal - Washington State Business Checklist
description: Governor Inslee released a business checklist to establish clear requirements that everyone can understand and apply. 
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# [Planning for the New Normal - Washington State Business Checklist](https://www.paynw.com/blog/washington-state-business-checklist)

 Written by [PayNW](https://www.paynw.com/blog/author/paynw) | May 5, 2020 4:00:00 AM

Employers are encouraged to develop a Safe Work Plan in order to resume operations as public health prerequisites are met. As part of “[Safe Start Washington](https://governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-01/SafeStartPhasedReopening.pdf),” the state government’s phased approach to safely reopening the economy, Governor Inslee [released a business checklist to establish clear requirements](https://21652974-25d8-4ff1-bbc0-8687c8ec1f64.filesusr.com/ugd/e29733_d8ffb73aa9bb4977a67c7d3b42c2ad81.pdf) that everyone can understand and apply. 

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