Facemasks Are The Rule In The Connecticut Workplace

On April 17, 2020, Governor Ned Lamont issued Executive Order 7BB requiring state residents "who [are] unable to or [do] not maintain a safe social distance of approximately six feet from every other person" in a public place to "cover their mouth and nose with a mask or cloth face-covering."

Following this executive order, the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) issued Safe Workplace Rules for Essential Employers addressing the required use of masks or cloth face coverings in the workplace. Effective immediately, employees are required to wear a mask or face covering "from the time they enter the building until the time they arrive at their cubicle/work station and at any time they are leaving their work station and moving around common areas (i.e. in hallways and stairwells, going to the restroom or break room, etc.)."