A ruling against the Biden administration's COVID-19 mask requirement for public transportation may have little impact on most employers, as many of them already have adopted or abandoned their masking policies. Nonetheless, employers may face questions about masking during business travel, such as whether employees are still required to mask while on work-related flights. We've gathered articles on the news from SHRM Online and other outlets.
National Mask Directive Struck Down
A federal judge in Florida voided the national mask requirement covering planes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) failed to justify its decision requiring masks and did not follow proper rulemaking, according to the judge.
DOJ May Appeal
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced April 19 that it would appeal the ruling if the CDC deems it necessary. The CDC stood behind the mask requirement on public transit when it called—prior to the ruling—for public transit users to wear masks until May 3 due to an uptick in cases from the BA.2 variant, a transmissible strain of omicron.
(ABC News)
Survey Data on Company Mask Requirements
Many companies already had dropped mask requirements for most of their workers or are planning to this year, according to data from risk management and insurance brokerage WTW. The companies are choosing instead to focus on getting employees vaccinated...
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