CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bakery, bagel store and pizza place every have been fined $500 after repeated complaints about workers not sporting masks throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
The legal professional common’s workplace mentioned Wednesday that it has assessed penalties in opposition to Merely Scrumptious Baking Co. in Bedford, What a Bagel in Nashua, and Checkmate Pizza in Harmony. Two different institutions — Sport Changer Sports activities Bar and Grill in Londonderry and the Frequent Man Barn on the Pemi in Plymouth — had been issued warnings.
The bagel store had been warned no less than 5 instances by each police and state officers that workers should put on masks when instantly serving prospects, the legal professional common’s workplace mentioned. Proprietor Christopher Weier likened the requirement to hurry restrict legal guidelines.
“We had been of the mindset that the ordinance was just like you driving 31 in a 30. Sure, technically it’s unlawful however are we actually going to hit individuals for this?” he mentioned in a telephone interview. “We had been type of working below that mindset of permitting prospects to make choices for themselves. In the event that they weren’t snug coming, they didn’t have to come back in. We thought we might all be grownups about it.”
Homeowners of the bakery and pizza store, each of which confronted related complaints, didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark, nor did the house owners of the Londonderry sports activities bar or Plymouth restaurant.
The legal professional common’s workplace mentioned the sports activities bar allowed workers to work with out masks, allowed prospects to mingle with out masks throughout corn gap video games and hosted a beer pong event regardless of being advised to cancel the occasion. Investigators mentioned the Frequent Man didn’t violate the foundations however famous a “disturbing lack of warning” on the a part of visitors at a Sept. 22 wedding ceremony.
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