My response was essentially, "I can do it, but we will need to explain why we are going against CDC guidelines or else I see a mass problem on our hands. Can you get that reasoning for me so I can share it?"
A few hours later, the request for the memo was rescinded. Big win in my book.
What's not illegal is offering things for willingly providing this information. Do you really think all of the suits bezos employs didn't look into this before making the new mask guidelines for their employees?