Nike Announces Vaccine Mandate For All U.S. Office-Based Employees

Nike will now require office-based U.S. employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In a statement to FN on Tuesday, Nike said it would require all U.S. office-based employees to get the vaccine in order to support “the effort to bring people safely back to their workplaces.” Nike said it aims call employees back to its offices by January 10, 2022. Nike, which has previously avoided an outright vaccine mandate, now joins a growing list of footwear and retail companies that have mandated vaccination for employees. In August, Under Armour said it would require all employees to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 31, 2021 in order to return to campus in January and engage in company-sponsored travel. Saks Fifth Avenue, Walmart, and TJX Companies previously announced similar mandates. Nike’s announcement comes shortly after President Biden’s new rule that companies with 100 or more employees would be required to mandate the vaccine across their staff. The rule, which technically includes retailers like Nike, gives employees the option for weekly COVID-19 testing instead of the vaccine. Nike did not confirm whether or not its employees will have the option to test instead of getting vaccinated. In the wake of Biden’s mandate, which will be enforced by the

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