A resurgence in COVID-19 cases has spurred U.S. employers to backtrack on
Microsoft
The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant will require employees to show
Tyson Foods
America’s biggest meatpacker is requiring all of its U.S. employees to get COVID-19 shots. Company leadership must be vaccinated by Sept. 24, in-office staff by Oct. 1 and all other employees by Nov. 1. There will be exemptions for medical or religious accommodations.
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Tyson, based in Springdale, Arkansas, also said it will give $200 to frontline workers for vaccinations, subject to discussions with locations represented by unions.
Walmart
The largest private employer in the U.S. is
The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer also has told its frontline store and warehouse associates to don masks again, and doubled the cash incentive it’s providing for employees to get vaccinated to $150.
Walt Disney
The world’s biggest entertainment company will require all U.S. salaried and non-union hourly employees working at its sites to be fully vaccinated. The Burbank, California-based company has begun talks with unions about a vaccine mandate for employees under collective bargaining agreements, according to an emailed statement on July 30.
Alphabet’s Google
Apple
The tech giant
The Cupertino, California-based company is requiring
The social-media company is
Facebook also is requiring workers at its U.S. locations to wear masks, regardless of vaccination status.
Uber Technologies
The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company
Lyft
Corporate employees for the San Francisco-based company now aren’t expected to be back in the office until
The social-media company shut its San Francisco and New York offices just two weeks after reopening them in July, and paused future reopenings, citing updated mask guidance from the CDC and “current conditions.”
Roblox
The video-game company, based in San Mateo, California, postponed its return-to-office date to January from mid-September. Workers may come in on a voluntary basis if they’re vaccinated.
Vanguard
The asset manager is
The payments extend to all workers who can prove they’ve gotten the shot, even if they were inoculated before the firm made the offer. A Vanguard spokeswoman confirmed the company is providing an incentive.
Related Cos.
The developer of Manhattan’s Hudson Yards mega-project will fire employees who haven’t had at least one vaccine shot by the end of August.
Corporate staff were required to get their first shot by June 1, and the new mandate applies to site and building staff, according to a spokesman. There are exemptions for religious or medical reasons.
Equinox
The owner of Equinox gyms and SoulCycle studios will require employees and members to
The company will require one-time proof in the form of a physical immunization card, a photo of such a card or a digital vaccine card. Equinox said it will work to find alternative options for people who require medical or religious accommodations.
Jefferies
Employees who want to go into the investment bank’s offices must be fully
New York Times
The media company’s plan to bring back workers in September was postponed indefinitely, the news outlet reported on July 30. Those who voluntarily go to the office must prove they’ve been vaccinated, the New York Times said, citing a memo to employees.
Washington Post
Employees are required to show proof of vaccination as a condition of employment when they return to the office, Publisher Fred Ryan
Post staff are expected to be in offices three days a week starting Sept. 13, Ryan said.