In a move that just about everyone saw coming, MGM Resorts vaccinations will be required in order to work for the company. Newly hired individuals who work for MGM on an hourly basis must show proof of a vaccination by August 30th. Salaried employees, whether newly hired or not, must show proof by October 15th.

No details were provided about what actions may be taken if an employee does not get the vaccination or refuses to comply. However, it’s safe to assume that (at a minimum) they would not be scheduled to work at an MGM property or office. This vaccination requirement does not apply to existing hourly employees or those who work remotely.

In a letter announcing this new policy it states that the vaccination requirement will not apply to hourly workers who are already with the company. It continues by stating that some may find this an “unwelcome development”, but continues that MGM is determined to help curb the spread of Covid and help reverse the “alarming trends”.

Bill Hornbuckle, CEO and President of MGM Resorts, said employees who remain hesitant about vaccinations can find more information about them on the My MGM platform. “Our employees deserve to know that we are doing everything in our power to keep them safe,” he said. “I firmly believe we must do all we can to bring this public health emergency to an end”.

You may recall that MGM recently began to mandate that all employees who refused to get vaccinated had to pay for their own Covid testing on a weekly basis. can find more information about the MGM Resorts vaccinations at the Review-Journal.