COVID-19 Will Target stores be required to refuse service to non-face-covering guests?

ok read this the next time you or someone bitches about wearing a mask !!

i'd like to give this to some Karens and Paralyze them.

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Our Ap gives no fucks. Like they will be confrontational and our store director personally takes those complaint phonecalls. And will even call them back.
 
I remember when people would leave their jobs by giving two weeks notice or just giving the boss the middle finger and walking out the door. Now, apparently, you have to go viral in a racist rant on social media. I miss those simpler times...
 
You could be like this guy.


I find it amazing that people don't realize that EVERYONE HAS A CAMERA IN THEIR CELL PHONE.
This like obviously you shouldn’t be going on a racist rant in the first place but doing it on camera is so unbelievably stupid... like do you realize you just lost your job all bc you felt you were above wearing a mask???
 
I’m in a real rough part of town where getting smacked in the head is a real possibility in non-covid situations. We tell TMs to advise guests to wear masks, but don’t force them. If a guest refuses the TM should call a leader and we’ll confront them with at least 2 E/TLs and AP and boot them out. As far as I know there was only one incident where it was a real problem since this started.
 
Mask mandate state for a while here. It’s enforced, you don’t come in without a mask on; if you do AP and LOD are called and we’ll kindly remind you that we are required to make sure everyone in the building is wearing a face covering. Don’t want to cooperate? Depending on how agitated your response is, we’ll either trespass you out or call the police, who have enthusiastically encouraged us to call them if we have any issues with people refusing to wear a mask.
 
I don't know about other states, but Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee issued a face-covering edict effective as of Tuesday, July 8th, In my store, I'd guess well over 95% of our guests are complying with face-covering rules. But with this new emergency rule, will we literally have to escort violators out of the store and refuse service? Draconian and over-reaching as the face-covering edict is, this mandate could be coming to a state near you.

No. That’s not targets place to enforce the law.
 
Not to play devil's advocate or anything (because I think it's stupid to expect an entry level worker to enforce it) but we do enforce alcohol laws, pharmacy laws, and canned air laws.
This isn’t a law written into place. It’s just a rule the governor or mayor enacts. Not the same.
 
This isn’t a law written into place. It’s just a rule the governor or mayor enacts. Not the same.
Actually, in most states including Washington, the Governor is authorized by laws during an emergency to issue emergency rules. These emergency rules are written as a "Proclamation of the Governor" or an "Order of the Secretary of Health" Due to time constraints, they aren't put into official laws. Personally, I don't like this situation because it bypasses the legislative process, but these "emergency rules have the force of law.

Contrary to what some people are saying, the Washington emergency rules DO require businesses like Target to enforce the rules. The business could face large monetary fines, or being forcibly shut down, for violating the emergency rules. There are some lawsuits in the courts on these issues. Like it or not, Target is forced to enforce these emergency rules.
 
Actually, in most states including Washington, the Governor is authorized by laws during an emergency to issue emergency rules. These emergency rules are written as a "Proclamation of the Governor" or an "Order of the Secretary of Health" Due to time constraints, they aren't put into official laws. Personally, I don't like this situation because it bypasses the legislative process, but these "emergency rules have the force of law.

Contrary to what some people are saying, the Washington emergency rules DO require businesses like Target to enforce the rules. The business could face large monetary fines, or being forcibly shut down, for violating the emergency rules. There are some lawsuits in the courts on these issues. Like it or not, Target is forced to enforce these emergency rules.


This kind of emergency rule is designed to deal with situations just like this where you have major problems that need immediate changes on the fly.
Things like hurricanes, earthquakes, and pandemics need the government to turn on a dime not take weeks or even months to make a decision which is often what happens with the legislative process.
I'm not always a fan because when you have a moron in charge, things get fucked up in a hurry but that's kind of the voters fault.
If you don't think about what could happen when that person is in charge if the very worst thing happens then you deserve what you get.

But on the topic, yes states and even towns have the power to make these rules.
When it comes down to enforcing them, it comes down to "If you don't wear a mask, we will have to trespass you."
You aren't calling the cops because they aren't wearing a mask.
You are calling the cops because they won't leave peaceably when asked.
It's no different than asking people to not come into the store naked.
 
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