Employee Masking Update

ATTENTION EMPLOYEES

Based on updated State guidance, NJ TRANSIT office spaces and buildings, other than public transportation stations, will be mask optional for all employees, beginning Monday, March 14. This means employees may certainly continue to wear a mask in the office if they so choose, but will no longer be required to do so.

Please also note that indoor capacity restrictions in office spaces, vehicles, and within indoor stations and waiting rooms are no longer required, although we ask employees to please continue to take reasonable steps to limit crowding when possible. 

Although many restrictions are being lifted, masks are still required, at all times, for all frontline, customer-facing employees on vehicles and within indoor stations and waiting rooms through at least April 18, 2022, as the Transportation Security Administration recently extended its mask mandate through that date.

In addition, the Federal Railroad Administration’s Emergency Order No. 32 – which requires masking at transportation hubs – is still in effect. As a result, NJ TRANSIT employees working at rail facilities, including the MMC, must continue to wear a mask inside those facilities. 

Finally, there are still certain situations where the CDC recommends masking. Please click here for the latest CDC guidance.