SEATTLE, Wash. (KNX) – Starbucks employees in the United States are no longer required to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
The move reverses a policy the company established earlier this month requiring workers to be vaccinated by Feb. 9.
The company told employees in a memo Tuesday that the move was in response to last week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that rejected a plan by the Biden administration that requires companies with more than 100 workers to be vaccinated or do regular COVID-19 testing.
In the memo, Starbucks Chief Operating Officer John Culver said the company encourages vaccinations and booster shots but that "we respect the court's ruling and will comply," according to Fortune.
Starbucks required workers to reveal their vaccination status on Jan. 10 and said as of Wednesday that the "vast majority" of employees are vaccinated; however, the company didn't disclose how many were not vaccinated.
