The company will soon require unvaccinated hourly employees to pay $38 for each on-site COVID-19 test, and those who don’t comply will not be allowed to work.
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MGM CEO Bill Hornbuckle said Monday that just 90 out of more than 6,000 workers affected by the company’s mandatory vaccine policy left the company rather than get the COVID-19 vaccine.
A new policy took effect Monday that requires COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment for all new hires, Resorts World said in a statement.
G2E, also known as the Global Gaming Expo, is the latest trade show to impose a vaccination rule ahead of its in-person return.
MGM Resorts International will soon require COVID-19 vaccines for all new hires and current salaried employees across the U.S.
MGM Resorts International Bill Hornbuckle is pleading with unvaccinated employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine, warning that the worsening spread of the virus could lead to more restrictions.
MGM Resorts International employees in Las Vegas who haven’t shown proof that they’ve been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus will have to pay for regular testing, according to a new policy.
MGM Resorts International has joined a growing list of casino operators allowing vaccinated employees to forego masks.
The new recommendations still call for masks in crowded indoor settings like buses, planes, hospitals, prisons and homeless shelters, but they are expected to help clear the way for reopening workplaces, schools and other venues.
Wynn Resorts Ltd.’s Las Vegas gaming floors have been given the green light to operate at full capacity, effective Monday.
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has committed to paying upward of a total of $1 million in cash bonuses if 80 percent of its workforce receives their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by May 1.
MWynn Resorts Ltd. CEO Matt Maddox in a video asks workers to get vaccinated. Those who don’t will have to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test every week.
MGM Resorts is expanding its on-site COVID-19 vaccination clinic to entertainers and employees at leased outlets.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board is pushing licensees to get workers vaccinated quickly, and they’re responding with some offering incentives like gift cards and paid time off.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board wants casino workers to get vaccinated before occupancy restrictions lift.