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[deleted] t1_j42a2jo wrote

Reply to comment by newtoRI22 in Employee masking forbidden? by s16016wb

Two quick observations:

  1. An N95 mask, properly fitted, is highly effective against SARS-COV2.

  2. DRRI is Congressionally funded and can help with questions around disability rights and federal law. Their hotline is listed and they can answer questions and make referrals regarding issues of state law as well.

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newtoRI22 t1_j429kif wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Employee masking forbidden? by s16016wb

Federal law may not apply here:

> Businesses with fewer than 15 employees are not covered by the employment provisions of the ADA.

See https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/publications/fact-sheets/americans-with-disabilities-act

There may be some practical considerations: - Does the employer know this individual immunocompromised? Even if ADA does apply, the employer still needs to know an accommodation is being requested and they would go through an interactive process.

  • Please know that the protection afforded by most masks is negligible. (A proper fitting respirator is different from most of the masks you see around. Also, people who are sick should know that their masks generally don’t protect others. If you have a fever stay home!) If this person’s medical condition is serious enough that getting infected with flu (it’s flu season!) or other illness is of concern, a customer facing job is going to continue to have risks.
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Smrgle t1_j428pws wrote

Masks were never meant to protect the wearer. I got Covid twice, and masked regularly and nobody near me ever got it. I call that a successful mask right there, because I think about people other than myself.

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Dangerous_Public_164 t1_j421n0c wrote

as a lawyer allow me to assure you, that is the last thing OP should do. there are many resources for this sort of question and a poster already pointed OP in a good direction. there are only a very, very small handful of decent posters on r/legaladvice and a lot of misleading advice is voted to the top. you would literally be better off asking on quora, that's how bad that subreddit is.

I mean here's a great example--I'm an attorney with no experience in this area and I wouldn't attempt to tackle the question other than by referring OP to appropriate resources. An r/legaladvice thread might have hundreds or thousands of confident replies but none of them will be from attorneys with direct experience, and all of them will be from people who should know that they don't know enough about the subject matter to answer the question adequately.

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