Face Mask and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Policy

Summary

This template is a face mask and personal protective equipment policy that governs the use of face coverings and other protective equipment in the workplace. It contains practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. This template is intended for private employers. Employers may include this policy in an employee handbook or distribute it as a standalone policy. This face mask and personal protective equipment policy is based on federal law, and it also includes California and New York state law distinctions. It does not address all potential state law distinctions; thus, you should check any relevant state and local laws. For a resource kit focused on employees returning to work and broken up by key employment law topics, see Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource Kit: Return to Work. For a practice note summarizing the various types of COVID-19 workplace cases that employees have filed against employers to date, along with an analysis of the frequency of these types ...