Employers must check vaccination status for workers to go maskless Alison Grande
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The guidelines came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced fully-vaccinated people would no longer need to wear a mask indoors or out.
Washington was quick to adopt those guidelines. After a week, Public Health Seattle and King County issued a directive encouraging everyone to continue wearing masks indoors. Labor and Industries is responsible for keeping the workplace safe. Their guidelines say employers must confirm the vaccination status of employees before allowing them to take off their masks and no longer socially distance. While the employer doesn’t need to keep a copy of the vaccination card or an attestation letter, they do need to keep a record that it was checked, and use the same method for all employees.
As many industries open back up during the pandemic, a staffing shortage is hitting many businesses hard. The hospitality industry is feeling a labor crunch. So are a few other industries. Restaurants, hotels, retail, banking many of them face a worker shortage even though those industries are now recovering from the pandemic. At Night Light Nails in Wallingford, business is slow and employees aren’t coming into work.