These Retail And Grocery Stores Have Dropped Their Mask Mandates

Worker advocates say the CDC's new guidance on face masks puts employees in an awkward and unsafe position.

The masks are coming off in stores around the country. Following last week’s revised guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more and more grocery and retail chains are allowing customers to ditch their face coverings while inside, as long as local law allows it. In many but not all cases, they are offering their employees the same option. The change from federal health officials has led to a patchwork of different rules from one company to the next, and even at different locations of the same chain. That’s because retailers still must abide by local regulations, and some cities and states are keeping their mask mandates in place for the time being.