JPMorgan Tells Unvaccinated Workers To Stay Home

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JPMorgan Tells Unvaccinated Workers To Stay Home

‘It seems unfair to require our vaccinated employees to wear masks all day at their desks,’ the bank said

By David Benoit
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Dec. 14, 2021 4:20 pm ET

JPMorgan Chase & Co. told unvaccinated employees in New York that they must work from home starting Tuesday.

The bank had previously allowed unvaccinated staff to work in its Manhattan offices if they were tested twice a week. It had already limited their ability to travel and attend meetings, either internally or with clients. And it had said they would bear some of the expense by paying higher healthcare costs in 2022.

“We also agree with health authorities that being vaccinated against Covid-19 is the best way to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe—especially as we face the winter months and a new variant,” the bank’s Return to the Office Task Force said in a memo to unvaccinated employees Monday night.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that New Yorkers must wear masks in public indoor places unless those places require people to be vaccinated against Covid-19. That requirement went into effect Monday.

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Appeared in the December 15, 2021, print edition as 'JPMorgan’s Offices Bar Unvaccinated.'

[Sherman A1]

1. Seems unfair that the unvaccinated get by with just a work from home option

Hopefully there are greater repercussions than just this.

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2. Looks like they'll have higher healthcare costs as well.

“It had already limited their ability to travel and attend meetings, either internally or with clients. And it had said they would bear some of the expense by paying higher healthcare costs in 2022.”