Featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, Virginia became the first state to issue workplace safety standards, but with guidance still varying widely, many nationwide businesses have begun requiring masks.
On July 13, 2020, the New York City Health Department released a COVID-19 Face Coverings Frequently Asked Questions document (“FAQs”), encouraging anyone in New York City to wear a face covering in any indoor setting that is not their home, even if proper social distancing, i.e., 6 feet of separation, can be maintained. The recommendation comes as the City continues to reopen and more people are returning to the workplace.
The FAQs reiterate New York State’s requirement (per various Executive Orders) that face coverings be worn at all times when unable to maintain proper social ...
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