Safer Return at Cal Poly Pomona

HEERA Manager Guidance: Employee Face Mask Requirement

Date: 8/13/21
From: Cal Poly Pomona Employee/Labor Relations 
To: Management
Subject: HEERA Manager Guidance: Employee Face Mask Requirement

Hello Management Team:

In accordance with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the Safer Return’s COVID-19 mitigation strategy, the University has continually maintained all employees, regardless of vaccination status, are required to wear face masks indoors while on campus until otherwise notified, unless the employee qualifies for an approved alternative from a campus resource partner or meets other defined criteria.

Please find the attached guidance letter for important information and resources to appropriately address instances of staff non-compliance.

Sense of community and shared responsibility

Employees may periodically forget or may be unaware of the face mask requirement if they have not returned to campus recently. Gently reminder communications to staff should be conveyed with a sense of community and shared responsibility referencing the University’s requirement and leveraging Safer Return communications.

If your employee demonstrates a pattern of not wearing their face mask in good faith or has expressly communicated a refusal to wear a face mask, please immediately contact Employee/Labor Relations at elr@cpp.edu. Employee/Labor Relations will work directly with the employee to address the matter.

Proactive and supportive efforts to implement

  1. Leverage the Safer Return Weekly News and other communications.
  2. Maintain an inventory of disposable face masks within the department.
  3. Ensure face mask signage is posted and highly visible.
  4. Ensure PPE hubs are stocked with face masks.

For questions and scenarios not expressly covered in the attached guidance, please consult with Employee/Labor Relations for further direction at elr@cpp.edu .

Thank you,
Yasmin Iltchi

Director, Employee/Labor Relations & Compliance
Employee & Organizational Development & Advancement
T: 909.869.5391 | F: 909.869.4541
E: ydiltchi@cpp.edu