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Should You Consider Clear Masks and Other Accommodations for the Hard of Hearing?
At the end of January Nike agreed to a settlement requiring its California workers to be provided with clear masks. The settlement was reached to end a class action alleging that the company’s policy requiring store employees to wear masks prevents deaf and hard-of-hearing customers from reading employees’ lips.
The settlement requires that Nike provide clear masks to employees when they need to assist deaf or hearing impaired customers, but does not require clear masks at all times. The settlement also requires stores to carry clean pens and paper if a deaf or hearing impaired customer wishes to write their communications with employees. Finally, the settlement requires Nike to post signage outside its stores alerting customers about their right to access these accommodations.
Thursday, January 28, 2021
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) recently updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) guidance, “COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Frequently Asked Questions”. The FAQs clarified some areas of the regulation and provided additional guidance for California employers, particularly construction companies. Under the Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) adopted on November 30, 2020, California construction companies face specific standards related to transportation and workplace exposures that create unique questions and challenges.
Section 3205.4 of the ETS applies to employer-provided motor vehicle transportation, which is more specifically defined as “transportation to and from work, which is any transportation of an employee, during the course and scope of employment, provided, arranged for, or secured by an employer including ride-share vans or shuttle vehicles, car-pools, and private charter bus
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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) recently updated its frequently asked questions (FAQs) guidance, “COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards Frequently Asked Questions”. The FAQs clarified some areas of the regulation and provided additional guidance for California employers, particularly construction companies. Under the Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) adopted on November 30, 2020, California construction companies face specific standards related to transportation and workplace exposures that create unique questions and challenges.
Section 3205.4 of the ETS applies to employer-provided motor vehicle transportation, which is more specifically defined as “transportation to and from work, which is any transportation of an employee, during the course and scope of employment, provided, arranged for, or secured by an employer including ride-share vans or shuttle vehicles, car-pools, a
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board adopted its Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) on COVID-19 prevention in the workplace on November 19, 2020, which we.