Delta To Impose $200/Month Insurance Surcharge On Unvaccinated Workers, No Pay If They Must Quarantine

The New York Times reports:

Delta Air Lines is intensifying pressure on employees to get vaccinated with a series of increasingly burdensome requirements over the coming weeks and months, though it stopped short of the mandates that other airlines and businesses have put in place.

In a letter to employees on Wednesday, the carrier’s chief executive, Ed Bastian, said that those who have not been vaccinated will immediately be required to wear masks indoors. Starting on Sept. 12, they will also have to take weekly coronavirus tests.

On Sept. 30, unvaccinated workers will lose pay protection for employees who test positive for the virus and miss work while having to quarantine. Finally, starting on Nov. 1, any employee who remains unvaccinated will have to pay an additional $200 per month to remain on the company’s health care plan.

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Delta has gone from carrots to sticks re vaccinations

– Unvaccinated employees who miss work for Covid will no longer be eligible for pay protection
– Unvaccinated employees will have to pay an extra $200 per month for its health care plan.@NirajC https://t.co/ZcGVJjunHN

— Lauren Hirsch (@LaurenSHirsch) August 25, 2021