Delta will charge unvaccinated employees $200 per month
People sit under a Delta Air Lines sign at Salt Lake City International Airport on July 1, 2021. Delta won't force employees to get vaccinated, but it's going to make unvaccinated workers pay a $200 monthly charge. The airline said Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, that it also will require weekly testing for unvaccinated employees starting next month, although it will pick up the cost of that testing. (Rick Bowmer/Associated Press)
Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against Covid-19, a policy the airline's top executive says is necessary because the average hospital stay for the virus costs the airline $40,000.
CEO Ed Bastian said that all employees who have been hospitalized for the virus in recent weeks were not fully vaccinated...
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