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With few exceptions, masks remain required for patrons and employees at virtually all businesses in Mass. But while they have been required for months, they remain, at times, a contentious issue, particularly when consumers and patrons push back against wearing them, placing business owners and their employees in potentially tense situations. 

How do you enforce mask-wearing in your business?
Mask-wearing is self-enforced. (25%, 49 VOTES)
Mask-wearing is enforced by management. (26%, 50 VOTES)
Mask-wearing is enforced by all employees. (34%, 66 VOTES)
We have a designated person who enforces mask-wearing. (1%, 2 VOTES)
We do not enforce mask wearing. (13%, 26 VOTES)
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With few exceptions, masks remain required for patrons and employees at virtually all businesses in Mass. But while they have been required for months, they remain, at times, a contentious issue, particularly when consumers and patrons push back against wearing them, placing business owners and their employees in potentially tense situations. 

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3 Comments

  • July 15, 2020

    Unless you are sick or are in a risk group, I do not believe that wearing a mask makes any appreciable difference in the the transmission of COVID. (Editor's note: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention recommends everyone over age 2 wear a face mask out in public, and researchers have consistently found infection rates dropped in areas following the implementation of mandatory face mask policies.)

  • July 15, 2020
    We keep a supply of disposable masks on hand. Most of our customers come in wearing one. If they don't, we offer them one of ours. So far we've been fortunate, and so far no one has refused to put one on.
  • July 14, 2020
    It has become awful because if we ask people to go and get a mask they leave and all that means is COVID-19 is still hurting my business and costing me lost sales! So between the PPE, cleaning supplies and customers, our business is losing lots of money. It's unfortunate because there are a lot of businesses not following the rules and costing them nothing!