Uber, Amtrak, airlines drop mask requirements after judge strikes down rule
by Andrew J. Hawkins from The Verge - All Posts on (#5YARA)
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images A number of transportation providers, including Uber, Amtrak, and all three major airlines, said they wouldn't require employees or customers to wear masks anymore after a federal judge struck down the Biden administration's mask mandate.
On Monday, US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not have the authority to introduce a mask mandate and did not follow the proper rules to implement a mandate. The Biden administration said it was weighing whether to appeal the ruling. (The mask mandate for air travel and public transportation was set to expire April 18th but was recently extended to May 3rd.)
many private transportation providers aren't waiting for the White House's...