Walmart drops mask and Covid-19 sick leave policy for US associates. State-mandated masks will no longer be required unless required by state or local government. Unvaccinated employees and those who work in pharmacies will be required to
Highlights
- Walmart drops mask and Covid-19 sick leave policy for US associates.
- Unvaccinated employees and those who work in clinical care settings will be required to keep wearing masks.
- Several states, from New York to California, have issued their own plans to lift indoor mask mandates.
- Walmart, which employs 1.6 million people in the US, was one of the first large companies to start mandating masks in 2020.
- Earlier this week, Amazon also announced it was relaxing its mask rules for fully vaccinated employees and restricted Covid 19 paid leave for unvaccinated workers in California, New York and Virginia.
- The Wall Street Journal first reported the policy change.