Apple to Again Drop Mask Mandate for Employees as Cases Decline
An employee cleans Apple iPhones at store in San Francisco, California.
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Apple Inc. will begin to drop its mask requirement for both corporate and retail employees in the U.S. as Covid-19 cases decline and local governments loosen restrictions.
The company told staff that masks for vaccinated corporate employees are now optional at offices in regions where local indoor-mask mandates have been eliminated. It also told retail staff at a small number of locations that masks for employees will become optional on Friday. Over time -- as more regions drop their mandates and cases decline -- masks will become optional for employees at more locations.