Employees Must Face It: Employers May Require Masks in the Workplace

Federal, state, and local jurisdictions have recommended, and in many cases required, workers to help slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) by wearing face masks. Are you ready to advise employers on their face mask and protective equipment obligations?

READ NOW: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Face Masks State and Local Law Survey

Related Content

• Face Mask and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Policy
  Implement a policy requiring employees to wear protective gear to protect against the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
• Social Distancing Policy
  Require employees to maintain a safe distance from others to avoid the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.
• Pandemic Flu/Influenza/Coronavirus (COVID-19): Key Employment Law Issues, Prevention, and Response
  Learn about a wide variety of key COVID-19 employment laws and response strategies, including information regarding personal protective equipment (PPE).

Practical Guidance Updates
Featuring the latest updates in Practical Guidance. 

• Reminder: document alerts are available in Practical Guidance. Get notified when changes are made and stay current on legal developments that affect your practice. Find out how to set up your document alerts.
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Federal and State Employment Law Tracker
• Labor & Employment Key Legal Development Tracker
  Stay informed on new developments.
  • Federal: DOL issues guidance explaining how employers can virtually distribute workplace postings required under federal employment laws. See Field Assistance Bulletin 2020-7.
  • Federal: A federal court issues a nationwide injunction banning the enforcement of Executive Order 13950, which sought to prohibit “divisive concepts” regarding race and sex stereotyping in federal workplace diversity training. See Santa Cruz Lesbian & Gay Cmty. Ctr. v. Trump, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 242006 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 22, 2020).
• Recently Updated Practical Guidance Content
  • Americans With Disabilities Act: Guidance for Employers—legal analytics added
  • Trial Strategies in the Courtroom for Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Cases—legal analytics added
  • Trial Strategies in the Courtroom for Wage and Hour Cases—legal analytics added
  • Summary Judgment Motion Checklist (Employment Litigation)—legal analytics added
• New Practical Guidance Content
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine Policy
  • Declination of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination for Medical Contraindication
• Labor & Employment Key Legal Development Tracker Archive (2019)

Experience results today with practical guidance, legal research, and data-driven insights—all in one place.

Experience Lexis+