SEATTLE (KNX) — Starbucks is asking its U.S. employees to disclose their vaccination status by Jan. 10 as it prepares its workforce to comply with the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine-or-testing requirements for private businesses.
If Starbucks’ employees are not fully vaccinated by Feb. 9, when enforcement of the federal mandate begins, workers will have to test weekly for COVID after presenting an initial negative COVID-19 test no more than seven days before their first shift after the deadline, according to CNBC.
Unvaccinated workers will have to get tested on their own time, and at-home tests will not be accepted, CNBC reports.
The enforcement date could change due to the ongoing legal battle over the mandate, at which time Starbucks told the news outlet it will update its timeline for workers, adding that it also may update its policies if the pandemic worsens.
“If vaccination rates rise and community spread slows, we will adapt accordingly. But if things get worse, we may have to consider additional measures,” Chief Operating Officer and North American Group President John Culver wrote in a letter to U.S. baristas.
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