It's Friday!!!! I don't know about you, but I felt like this week flew by, and I'm not mad at it at all! Hello everyone, and welcome back to another segment of Talk About Your Business. With talks going around about wearing a mask and not wearing a mask, have you constructed your mask policy? Inc.com gives us insights into writing one, and I do see this can be very instrumental to your business. Here's what they shared:
Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control can advise on what you can do in your business, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration makes the rules. When they release guidelines, you must abide by them. Therefore, please ensure you are checking these within your state before modifying your policies.
Different Treatments
If your state allows vaccinated employees to be mask-free, the same can apply to your business. However, for non-vaccinated employees, let them still wear their masks to protect themselves and others. You can rest assured that this wouldn't violate any HIPPAA or ADA requirements.
Protect everyone retaliation
If you are able to create a maskless policy, there will always be someone who disagrees, but the bottom line is you can not please everyone. The important thing to note here is not to discriminate against each other and, if this is seen, have a system in place to deal with such behaviors.
Business needs vary
In particular, the author mentioned that one company, Costo, announced that vaccinated customers are not obligated to wear masks. Of course, they would not have the means to examine every customer when they come in, so they trust customers, to be honest. Although this may be effective for them, some businesses can't afford this because of high-risk individuals, and a mask may still be required. An example I can think of is in the health industry sector. However, as a small business owner, you would need to evaluate and see the best fit for your business while respecting the guidelines.
Do you have a policy in place as yet? If so, how has the experience been thus far? I will love for you to share with us below! We appreciate it when you engage with us. Until then, be safe and take care my Community, comrades!
