Delta Air Lines announces new monthly fee for unvaccinated employees

Published August 25, 2021 9:14pm ET



Delta Air Lines announced a new monthly surcharge Wednesday of $200 for every employee who is not vaccinated and enrolled in the company’s health plan.

The company, which requires all new hires to be vaccinated, will also stop extending pay protection to unvaccinated employees who contract the virus, starting Sept. 30, and will require weekly testing for unvaccinated workers, and those employees will be required to pay, starting Sept. 12.

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