How to Convince Employees to Keep Wearing Masks
What should employers do when vaccinated employees and other workers want to stop wearing masks? Communicate why employers continue to require all employees to wear masks, adopt clear face-mask policies and explain the consequences of failing to comply with the policies.
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Some employees have become emboldened to stop wearing masks because of data showing the extremely high efficacy rate of the vaccines. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance notes that fully vaccinated individuals can be unmasked in limited circumstances, and a growing number of states are dropping their mask mandates.
"There is a risk that employees may misinterpret these state-level changes to mean that employers in those states cannot maintain a mask policy," said Stephanie Gantman Kaplan, an attorney with Blank Rome in Philadelphia.
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"How to Convince Employees to Keep Wearing Masks," by Allen Smith, J.D. was published in SHRM on April 6, 2021.