In-N-Out will bar employees in five states from wearing masks unless they have a doctor’s note, according to internal company emails leaked on social media last week.

In-N-Out will bar employees in five states from wearing masks unless they have a doctor’s note, according to internal company emails leaked on social media last week.

  • HarkMahlberg@kbin.socialOP
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    1 year ago

    “Requiring a doctor’s note is also a burden in terms of time and money. Many people don’t have a primary care physician or one who is readily available,” Stone wrote in a column for Forbes this week. “And requiring proof of a disability might be considered a violation of the Americans with Disability Act, depending on how one interprets masking as a request for accommodation.”

    • Frog-Brawler@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      it’s a small burden in terms of time and money, yet I won’t dispute that even a small burden is still a burden.

      My understanding is that the capitalist business owners continually make the complaint “no one wants to work anymore.” If they’re all making that same complaint, it seems that if I no longer wanted to work for In-N-Out anymore, there’s likely high demand for workers at every other fast food place.

      I’ve never been to an In-N-Out but I can’t imagine too many of their employees that have a desire to continue to wear a mask are going to be in conflict with their unwavering desire to work for In-N-out, they’ll just go work somewhere else.

      • HarkMahlberg@kbin.socialOP
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        1 year ago

        they’ll just go work somewhere else.

        This implies there are 1) similar employers 2) in a similar location, and 3) that are looking for workers, which isn’t a guarantee.

        And even if there was, that puts the burden of looking for a new job on the workers. Why should it be their responsibility? We don’t have to get to this part of the conversation in the first place: In N Out shouldn’t be banning masks in the first place, regardless of what contingencies are available or unavailable to their employees.