However, Walmart employees located in stores, distribution facilities and warehouses will also be required to wear masks on the job in areas with high levels of COVID-19 infections regardless of their personal vaccination status, The AP added. Walmart is also providing its employees a cash incentive to get vaccinated. Employees who work in stores, clubs, and other facilities will receive $150 if they get the vaccine, according to The AP.
Previously, the cash incentive was $75, and those who have already been vaccinated under that incentive structure will see an additional $75 added to their paycheck on Aug. 19, The AP reported.
Walmart will also be encouraging patrons in areas with high levels of COVID-19 community spread to wear masks inside their stores, and will have employees, dubbed health ambassadors, hand out masks at store entrances to patrons who do not have masks, according to The AP.