Will the Recent CDC Guidelines Along With State Mandates Regarding Face Masks Create Two Classes Of Employees? Is That Even Fair?
Tasha Norman speaks with Cozen O'Connor partner David Barron about what changing face mask rules mean for the workplace.
May 14, 2021 at 05:44 PM
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In my second video with David Barron, a partner in the Labor and Employment practice at Cozen O'Connor, we discuss if recent face mask guidelines will create a division and tension within the workplace. We discuss the following points:
- Can employers require an employee to disclose if they have been vaccinated for COVID19?
- What happens when a group of employees decide to wear face masks and others employees refuse to wear a face mask?
- Even if a face mask mandate is lifted, can employers still require employees to wear a mask and can employers offer a 'face mask optional policy' for vaccinated workers and non-vaccinated in the workplace?
The tough question to resolve is this: Do we want to have two classes of employees in the same office? A group with masks and a group without masks? And how do you enforce a separate rule in a way that does not create division in the workplace, along with anxiety and drama?
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