BKNG - Restaurants gyms prepare for start of NYC vaccine mandate

Starting today, New York City will impose a vaccination requirement on dining, fitness clubs and performances held indoors, making it the first major U.S. city to implement such restrictions. Employees of those venues will also be required to be vaccinated, and following a grace period of a few weeks, enforcement will begin on Sept. 13. The policy is gaining traction, with San Francisco instituting its own vaccination requirement for indoor activities that will go into effect in Aug. 20 (Los Angeles is mulling a similar plan). Bigger picture: The developments could spell trouble for an industry that has been one of the hardest hit by a national labor shortage. The U.S. unemployment rate for restaurants was 8.4% in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and many eateries have been turning to pay hikes and retention bonuses to attract new workers. However, some feel that restaurant operators could see

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Restaurants, gyms prepare for start of NYC vaccine mandate