Delta Airlines adding $200 mo. surcharge...

[kadee79]

to employees insurance premiums if not vaccinated.

Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) on Wednesday said employees will have to pay $200 more every month for their company-sponsored healthcare plan if they choose to not be vaccinated against COVID-19.



The move to add a surcharge to health insurance contributions is the latest tactic by corporate America to push employees to get the shots to fight the pandemic.



A number of U.S. companies, including Delta competitor United Airlines (UAL.O), have mandated shots for their employees to protect their operations from the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, which has especially hit parts of the country with lower vaccination levels.



President Joe Biden has also urged private businesses to require employees to be vaccinated.

www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/delta-add-200-monthly-health-insurance-charge-unvaccinated-staff-2021-08-25/

[andi9899]

I'm down with this. If you won't do anything to protect yourself you should have to pay a surcharge. Ssmokers do, why not COVIDiots?

[djAdvocate]

if the anti-vax folks had not made such a huge, whiny deal about it, I would have been way more sympathetic to them getting utterly fucked, now.

[happyhoix]

I saw some doctor sent all his patients a letter saying if they weren’t vaccinated they couldn’t be his patients anymore, just let him know and he would send their records wherever they wanted. 

There was a stink about that from his former patients, but he wants to avoid exposing himself, his staff and other patients to a potential virus bomb. Since that’s completely preventable, I agree with him. 

[djAdvocate]

me too. anyone who does not wish to associate with stupid people should be free to do so. the stupid are not a protected class.

[kadee79]

And now, more companies are considering doing the same thing...


www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/more-us-companies-are-considering-surcharges-for-unvaccinated-employees/ar-AANYETt?ocid=msedgntp&li=BBnb7Kz

[djAdvocate]

Sept 5, 2021 15:59:23 GMT -5 kadee79 said:

And now, more companies are considering doing the same thing...


www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/more-us-companies-are-considering-surcharges-for-unvaccinated-employees/ar-AANYETt?ocid=msedgntp&li=BBnb7Kz

makes sense to me.

a couple years ago I heard about a company in Canada that was firing smokers. at the time, I kinda resented it. but as an employer, I get it. they are damaging to the entire infrastructure of a business if they are taking health risks outside of work that will jeapordize their performance at work, or shorten their lives (making them a bad long term investment). it is even MORE true with infectious diseases.