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New Federal Order on Mask Compliance on Public Transportation (email)
Colleagues,
Since April 2020, New York State and the MTA have required all employees and customers to wear a proper mask covering their nose and mouth when inside the MTA transportation system.
On January 29th, 2021, the Federal government issued a new executive order which requires everyone to wear a mask on public transportation, including in our system.
Specifically, the new federal order strictly defines a proper mask and going forward prohibits the use of scarfs, gators, ski masks, bandanas, face shields, a shirt or sweater collar, loosely woven/knitted masks, vinal/plastic/leather masks, masks with slits/exhaust valves/punctures, or loosely/improperly fitting masks.