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Should You Consider Clear Masks and Other Accommodations for the Hard of Hearing? At the end of January Nike agreed to a settlement requiring its California workers to be provided with clear masks. The settlement was reached to end a class action alleging that the company’s policy requiring store employees to wear masks prevents deaf and hard-of-hearing customers from reading employees’ lips. The settlement requires that Nike provide clear masks to employees when they need to assist deaf or hearing impaired customers, but does not require clear masks at all times. The settlement also requires stores to carry clean pens and paper if a deaf or hearing impaired customer wishes to write their communications with employees. Finally, the settlement requires Nike to post signage outside its stores alerting customers about their right to access these accommodations. ....