Aug 26, 2021

Delta Airlines is flexing its penalty power. Will it work on its unvaccinated employees?

Delta Airlines plans to be carbon neutral by purchasing carbons offsets. Mario Tama/Getty Images

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Delta Air Lines' $200 charge to unvaccinated employees puts penalty power to the test

by Caroline Champlin

Aug 26, 2021

According to Delta, 75% of its employees are vaccinated.

A Delta Air Lines employee waits for passengers at an empty check-in counter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia.

Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

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