NorCal Coffee Shop Tells Workers They’re Not Allowed to Wear Protective Masks

A Sacramento coffee emporium sequence barbarous workers and congregation by ominous employees to wear masks.

Temple Coffee, a Sacramento-based sequence of 9 shops that also sells coffee during area supermarkets, sent a summary to employees Wednesday that pronounced that employees are not authorised to wear masks — widely endorsed for use to forestall a widespread of a new coronavirus (COVID-19) — as they violate a company’s dress code.

The message, that was widely common to amicable media, was sent by Will Talbot, a company’s bureau manager, SNR Extra reports. Though Temple’s artistic executive announced Thursday that a email “included misinformation and miscommunications, and it was not authorized by Temple Coffee Operations,” there seems to be some-more to a story: CapRadio reported Thursday night that Temple owner Sean Kohmescher sent a successive email to staff observant “The email should never have been sent out, and I had it sent out but consulting anyone” (emphasis added).

As a outcome of a furor, Kohmescher pronounced that he would be “‘stepping aside’ from his purpose in a company.” Via Instagram, Temple has given announced “Our association supports a organisation members’ choice to wear face coverings and will be providing face coverings for organisation members to use while working.”

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