California is on Track to Remove Masks in the Workplace Fully vaccinated employees are inching towards taking off their masks at work as long as their coworkers follow their lead. By Shereen Hashem Jun 09, 2021 It’s a big step for California: optional masks in the workplace. However, this is as long as a proposal from California’s workplace agency gets final approval. This state is moving towards lifting many COVID-19 restrictions beginning June 15. Cal/OSHA proposes to relax emergency workplace rules that were established late last year. According to an article, with these changes, employees working indoors could stop wearing masks only if everyone in the workplace proves proof of vaccination against the disease. Social distancing rules would also become relaxed. The author of the article referenced, Rachel Schnalzer, published a detailed breakdown with two of her colleagues of what you need to know about the proposal.