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It’s permitted, not recommended, and certainly not promoted. That’s essentially the Wegmans stance on employees wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, the company dropped a ban forbidding workers from wearing masks on the job. Internally, there has been a deafening silence in the days since. I can’t speak for all employees, but…

When New York State legislators considered a ban on plastic bags, Wegmans opposed it. When the ban passed, Wegmans enacted the change before the new law took effect. In essence, the company came out looking like an early defender of the environment when all it ready did was institute an unwanted ban a few weeks…

Under pressure from employees and a local legislator, Wegmans has altered a policy that prevented workers from wearing masks. The company added this statement to its press release detailing its response to Covid-19: The statement did not mention supply of masks, which would seem to imply that employees are responsible for obtaining them on their…