Cuomo Executive Order Directs Essential Businesses Provide Masks To Employees (Updated)

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order stating that all essential businesses provide protective masks at their own cost to their employees to wear when interacting with the public.

More information about this can be found here and an updated list and guidance of essential businesses can be found at https://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026.

UPDATE: The state Health Department has provided the following guidance on the mask requirements: