Vaccine mandates: Here are the companies requiring proof of inoculation from employees

Soon after Pfizer and BioNTech’s (PFE) COVID-19 vaccine got full Food and Drug Administration approval on Monday, more employers announced vaccination requirements for their workers.

Chevron, CVS, UPS, and Goldman Sachs were among the employers so far this week to announce vaccination mandates for some or all of their employees.

The Pentagon also said on Monday that all U.S. military service members must be vaccinated, while New York City public school teachers and staff must get at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Sept. 27, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

That follows a string of major companies and states mandating inoculation in the last month as case counts mount and the Delta variant raises new safety concerns.

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A smartphone with displayed "Immunity passport COVID-19" is placed on a passport in this illustration taken April 27, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration · Dado Ruvic / reuters

Late last month, restaurateur and Union Square Hospitality Group CEO Danny Meyer announced that both employees and patrons who wish to dine indoors at the group’s full-service restaurants in New York City and Washington, D.C., will be required to show proof of vaccination beginning September 7.

"Now is the time for the public and private sectors to come together, listen to the science, and mandate vaccination," the American Medical Association.

Short of mandates, companies and organizations alike are also offering cash incentives and on-site vaccinations. Others have warned of penalties for staying unvaccinated, like the National Football League which is fining unvaccinated athletes nearly $15,000 for every pandemic safety measure infraction.

Here’s a list of companies requiring vaccination, incentivizing vaccination, or providing on-site vaccines in the U.S.

Requiring a vaccinated workforce

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  • San Francisco Bay Area Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula

  • Delta Air Lines new hires

  • Michelin-starred New York City restaurant Eleven Madison Park

  • The Broadway production of Hamilton

  • Houston Methodist Hospital network

  • Lastique International Corp., a raw plastics distributor and recycler in Louisville, Kentucky

  • New York City department store Saks

  • Senior assisted living facilities Sunrise Senior Living, Enlivant, and IntegraCare

  • Facebook employees at U.S. campuses

  • U.S.-based Google employees

  • Employees of The Washington Post

  • New York City-based Morgan Stanley employees

  • CNN employees

  • Chicago-based Fifty/50 Restaurant Group

  • Le Bernardin, a Michelin-starred New York City restaurant

  • Twitter

  • Asset manager BlackRock

  • All office-based employees of Lyft

  • Private healthcare network Ascension Health

  • Cast and crew of U.S. Netflix productions

  • San Francisco city employees

  • Real estate firm, the Durst Corporation, is requiring all employees to be vaccinated or they will face termination.

  • Corporate and management-level staff of Walmart must be vaccinated by October 4

  • Norweigan Cruise Lines crew

  • Employees and crew members at all U.S.-based Walt Disney parks

  • In September, Microsoft will require vaccinated employees, vendors, and visitors to its U.S. offices

  • Office-based Uber employees

  • Financial services company Jefferies Group will only allow vaccinated employees back into its offices

  • Food provider Tyson will begin a phased mandate for a vaccinated workforce beginning October 1, subject to union negotiations

  • Tech-real estate company Redfin

  • Politico employees

  • All employees of long-term care facilities in Massachusetts

  • U.S.-based contractors and employees of Pfizer

  • Virginia state employees will be required to get vaccinated or submit to weekly Covid testing beginning September 1

  • All U.S.-based employees of United Airlines

  • California health care and long-term care workers and teachers must be vaccinated or submit to weekly COVID-19 tests

  • Corporate office employees of Walgreens

  • Salesforce

  • New York City-based members and employees of Equinox fitness centers

  • DoorDash corporate employees

  • Cisco

  • Anthem health insurance company

  • Frontier Airlines employees beginning October 1

  • U.S.-based Ford employees that travel overseas  

  • Employees and contractors of Gilead Sciences beginning October 1

  • Amtrak employees beginning November 1

  • Access to the New York Stock Exchange trading floor

  • McDonald's corporate staff beginning September 27

  • Educators and staff members at Virginia, Oregon, New Jersey, and New York City public schools

  • MGM Resorts employees

  • Los Angeles city workers, including police officers and firefighters

  • All U.S. military service members

  • Chevron employees who travel internationally and Americans working overseas

  • Corporate and patient-facing CVS employees like nurses and pharmacists

  • Envision Healthcare, a nationwide medical group

  • Corporate employees of UPS

  • Goldman Sachs employees, visitors, and clients who wish to enter a U.S.-based office

  • Cardinal Health

  • Capital One employees who wish to return to its offices

  • Deloitte

  • Johnson & Johnson

  • Hawaii Airlines

  • U.S.-based Hess offshore workers

  • Northwestern Mutual employees and contractors who wish to return to offices