Where Companies Stand on Vaccine Requirements and Return to Office

The Washington Post will require all employees to show that they are vaccinated against the coronavirus as a condition of employment. The Post is planning for a Sept. 13 office return.

Retail and restaurant

TJX

Expected return date: November 2021

Employees at TJX, the owner of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, will begin returning to the company’s Framingham, Mass., headquarters and regional offices starting Sept. 8, and the offices will have a “formal reopening” on Nov. 1. Office associates are required to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 1, while store and distribution center workers are not required to be vaccinated.

CVS

Expected return date: September 2021

CVS will require its pharmacists to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 30, while others who interact with patients, and all corporate staff, have until Oct. 31. The company announced to employees that most of its office sites will reopen on Sept. 7.

Starbucks

Expected return date: January 2022

Starbucks is “encouraging” employees to be vaccinated. The company pushed its back-to-office date to January 2022, from October.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/article/company-vaccine-rto-covid.html