Standard Health Screening

Now that businesses are slowly being allowed to open back up under the phased approach, new considerations must be made. As outlined by the governors office, employers must have a health screening plan for employees. Download this one from the US Chamber if it fits your industry needs.

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US Chamber Guide to PPP Loan Forgiveness

When the application for the PPP Loan forgiveness application was released, the FME Chamber provided you will a blog post connecting you to that. We’ve heard from many businesses that there are still a lot of questions surrounding it, and some have found that the application actually created new questions. To help with some of…

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PPP Loan Forgiveness Application

As more businesses are starting to see PPP fund distribution into their accounts, they are wondering how to apply for the conversion of the loan into a grant. The SBA, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and detailed instructions for the application. The documents…

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Contact Tracing

Updated: 5/18 Gov. Inslee has announced a plan for Contact Tracing a tool to help more businesses re-open. Read more about it here or view his press conference from May 12. For businesses that are required to maintain a customer log of those who voluntarily provide their information for contact tracing, the governor’s office has…

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Phases of Reopening

At the Chamber, we are very aware of how anxious businesses are to get back to work. Yet the questions continue to come in about who can open when. We don’t have all the answers, but do want to share a chart with you from the governor’s office that gives an overview.

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