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On\u00a0 May 13, 2021 the CDC unexpectedly recommended that, with limited exceptions,\u00a0 fully vaccinated individuals can resume all indoor and outdoor activities without wearing masks or social distancing, except where required by law or workplace guidance.\u00a0 Individuals are deemed fully vaccinated 2 weeks after their final dose of the vaccine.<\/p>\n

Under the new guidance, vaccinated individuals can resume pre-pandemic activities even if other individuals in the workplace are not fully vaccinated.\u00a0 In addition, vaccinated individuals are no longer required to undergo COVID-testing or quarantine after travel within the United States.<\/p>\n

Not so fast: <\/strong>The collective cheers heard in offices last Thursday afternoon following the CDC\u2019s announcement were short-lived for some jurisdictions that were following the CDC guidance.\u00a0\u00a0 New York, Illinois and Massachusetts are among the states that have announced that they have or will imminently lift their states\u2019 mask and social distancing mandates for vaccinated individuals.\u00a0\u00a0 California has announced that it will keep the mandates in place for indoor settings outside the home until June 15th<\/sup>.\u00a0 New Jersey\u2019s Governor Murphy is taking a more cautious approach, stating that all workplace requirements of EO 192<\/a> (mandatory masks, social distancing, daily health screenings, sanitation of work areas) remain in effect and he has not announced any timeline for the lifting of restrictions.<\/p>\n

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On\u00a0 May 13, 2021 the CDC unexpectedly recommended that, with limited exceptions,\u00a0 fully vaccinated individuals can resume all indoor and outdoor activities without wearing masks or social distancing, except where required by law or workplace guidance.\u00a0 Individuals are deemed fully vaccinated 2 weeks after their final dose of the vaccine. Under the new guidance, vaccinated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,247],"tags":[],"coauthors":[139],"class_list":["post-4757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insights","category-labor-employment-insights"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMask Mandates Are Falling - What Are Employers To Do? — May 19, 2021 — Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. 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