In-N-Out Bans Masks for Staff in Most Stores, Excludes California Locations

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The West Coast fast food chain In-N-Out Burger recently announced its intention to prohibit masking for its employees unless they receive a doctorโ€™s note, according to a leaked memo and an official statement by In-N-Outโ€™s Chief Operating Officer Denny Warnick.

According to the statement by Mr. Warnick, the company reasons that โ€œwearing a mask literally adds a barrier to communicationโ€”much of which is nonverbalโ€”and promotes a more distant and disconnected environment.โ€

Despite this, the leaked memo states that those who need masks for medical reasons are allowed to โ€œwear a company-provided N95 mask.โ€ Additionally, employees โ€œwho are required to wear masks or other protective gear as part of their job dutiesโ€ are exempt, the memo states.

Failure to comply with the new standards could even lead to termination of employment in the most egregious of examples.

This new set of guidelines is set to go into effect on Aug. 14 in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, and Utah.

Notably, two other states that In-N-Out operates inโ€”California and Oregonโ€”are excluded from the new mandate. In-N-Out workers in these states are still allowed to wear company-provided masks to work.

In-N-Out declined to provide further information on the policy to The Epoch Times.

The new policy was first leaked by likeminded Twitter user โ€œluckytran,โ€ igniting a media firestorm. In response to the news, many took to Twitter to express their disagreement with the policy.

Twitter user โ€œDrJudyStoneโ€ made her dissatisfaction clear, reposting an article with the hashtags #CovidIsAirborne and #CovidIsNotOver. She stated that she is an infectious disease expert and that the new mandate endangers the health of employees and also violates CDC guidelines.

This move by In-N-Out follows in the wake of the receding COVID-19 pandemic. Three months ago, the head of the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 was no longer a public health emergency, and most of the nation has consequently returned to pre-pandemic normalcy, though some precautions remain. By this stage, most states and counties have made masks optional.

Byย Puzhen Su

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