{"id":43903,"date":"2022-01-19T16:24:40","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T00:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=43903"},"modified":"2022-01-19T16:24:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T00:24:40","slug":"starbucks-ends-vaccine-requirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=43903","title":{"rendered":"STARBUCKS ENDS VACCINE REQUIREMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starbucks\u00a0is scrapping its\u00a0COVID-19 vaccine requirement for U.S. workers after the Supreme Court\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/qfmhyjnqdmmtcjcmtvgddthhdntrmnmbbfdqjprmsddsmf_zdfrsspmpkrlbmlpdzrm.html?a=&amp;b=46364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/qfmhyjnqdmmtcjcmtvgddthhdntrmnmbbfdqjprmsddsmf_zdfrsspmpkrlbmlpdzrm.html?a%3D%26b%3D46364&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1642724490176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw11zUneMcOYSmpKP7qu93Ek\">blocked<\/a>\u00a0the Biden&#8217;s administration&#8217;s vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers last week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We respect the court\u2019s ruling and will comply,\u201d Starbucks Chief Operating Officer John Culver wrote in a memo sent to employees on Tuesday,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/fnqrtcqzyddwpcpdwbjyywrryqwldqdffnyzcgldhyyhdg_zdfrsspmpkrlbmlpdzrm.html?a=&amp;b=46364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/fnqrtcqzyddwpcpdwbjyywrryqwldqdffnyzcgldhyyhdg_zdfrsspmpkrlbmlpdzrm.html?a%3D%26b%3D46364&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1642724490176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1g0nyv0C2HyARDDkVnDQdj\">The Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p>Culver said in the memo that the Seattle company\u00a0will continue to strongly encourage\u00a0its employees to get their vaccines and booster shots, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p>This reversal comes after Starbucks\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/ljhqsfzphmmrlflmrdjhhrqqhzrcmzmyynhpfwcmghhgmq_zdfrsspmpkrlbmlpdzrm.html?a=&amp;b=46364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/ljhqsfzphmmrlflmrdjhhrqqhzrcmzmyynhpfwcmghhgmq_zdfrsspmpkrlbmlpdzrm.html?a%3D%26b%3D46364&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1642724490176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1AkavZfzqMnoTq8mjnUaZy\">announced earlier this month<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0would enforce a vaccine-or-test mandate for\u00a0the company&#8217;s\u00a0220,000 U.S. employees.\u00a0The original order required workers to be vaccinated by Feb. 9 or undergo weekly testing.<\/p>\n<p>Culver said at the time that the &#8220;vaccine is the best option we have, by far, when it comes to staying safe and slowing the spread of COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/pmddwrftvhhbgrghbymvvbddvfbkhfhsslvtrckhjvvjhv_zdfrsspmpkrlbmlpdzrm.html?a=&amp;b=46364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/click1.email.thehill.com\/pmddwrftvhhbgrghbymvvbddvfbkhfhsslvtrckhjvvjhv_zdfrsspmpkrlbmlpdzrm.html?a%3D%26b%3D46364&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1642724490176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2J6Qi3REzCNuGJqDJXKiTB\">last week ruled<\/a>\u00a06-3 against the Biden administration&#8217;s vaccine-or-test mandate for large employers,\u00a0blocking it from taking effect while other legal challenges play out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starbucks\u00a0is scrapping its\u00a0COVID-19 vaccine requirement 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