Businesses Face Risk Related to Mandatory Employee Masking Policies
By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21
Summary - In a class action lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, a consumer-plaintiff alleged that Nike Inc.’s policy requiring employees to wear opaque, Nike-branded facemasks is discriminatory. The plaintiff alleged that Nike’s policy discriminates against individuals who are deaf or hearing-impaired in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as similar state laws. Last week, the plaintiff filed an...
By: Ballard Spahr LLP