MGM Resorts gave the vast majority of its salaried US employees an Oct 15 deadline to get to the full vaccinated against COVID-19. In a letter to faculty this week, CEO Bill Hornbuckle said nearly all of those squad members experience complied.

In a varsity letter addressed to MGM workers on Monday, Hornbuckle reported that more than 98 percent of the company’s salaried workforce is vaccinated.

This is a remarkable outcome and a major milepost for us as we work to make the safest possible surround for our employees and guests,” Hornbuckle declared.

“As Nevada’s largest buck private employer — and as a large employer throughout the United States — MGM Resorts is unambiguously positioned to facilitate pass water a substantial positive degree difference for our communities,” Hornbuckle continued. “It’s severe to magnify the impact of having so many of our employees, partners, and their families stepping upwards to incur these safe, effective, life-saving vaccines.”

MGM Vax Mandate

In August, MGM Resorts gave its salaried domestic help casino workers an October 15 deadline to turn inoculated against COVID-19. The mandate applied to all workers who aren’t predominantly workings from home. Those salaried employees workings from place must get vaccinated by November 15.

Salaried employees who opt against the vaccination requirement are no thirster eligible for employment. Hornbuckle said only 91 employees so far experience opted to set out MGM because of the vaccination mandate.

Hourly workers are encouraged to have COVID-19 vaccinations. However, those who do not canful go along their engagement with MGM Resorts, but must in person masking expenses related to to their weekly COVID-19 testing.

Companywide, Hornbuckle said vaccination rates are olympian national averages. In Las Vegas, the CEO reports that 84 percent of the MGM workforce is vaccinated.

According to the latest data, about 52 percent of the NV population is fully inoculated against COVID-19. In the Las Vegas Valley, that value is considerably higher at almost 63 percent.

“I require to verbalise my late hold to those who hold been vaccinated. Vaccination is the to the highest degree in effect(p) tool to protect our communities, licking the virus, and eventually cease this pandemic,” Hornbuckle said.

Employment Qualification

Effective Aug 30, job seekers applying for a posture at MGM Resorts were informed that a most decisive factor of their covering is vaccination. Moving forward, MGM said it would only employ full vaccinated people for salaried and hourly positions.

While some make questioned the legality of such hiring practices, practice of law experts feature almost uniformly sided with MGM inward that the private accompany has the right wing to require COVID-19 immunity.

MGM Resorts certainly isn’t alone. The heel of companies requiring vaccines for at least some workers includes McDonald’s, Facebook, Emma Goldman Sachs, Google, Microsoft, NBC, Netflix, Walt Disney, and ViacomCBS.

Last month, President Joe Biden sonant frustration with the tens of millions of Americans who proceed to decline vaccination.

“We’ve been patient, but our patience is wearing then, and your refusal has cost us all,” Biden stated.

However, not everyone is buying in. So far, in that respect has been no more presidential executive rules of order issued that would backwards mandates for vaccination. And many workers, in particular those inward public refuge positions, have said they testament not follow with mandates.