- December 21, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
MONTPELIER — State officials sought to educate and reassure business leaders Monday in a webinar focusing on potential tactics for encouraging workers to get vaccinated and boosted against the coronavirus.
The session was a next step in an outreach campaign by the state Agency of Commerce and Community Development to get buy-in from employers to encourage — but not mandate — work policies requiring workers to get vaccinations and boosters.
A memo sent to Vermont businesses from Agency Secretary Lindsay Kurrle on Thursday recommended vaccination and booster requirements. It also suggested that businesses like performance venues, bars and clubs consider asking customers to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.
Kurrle, who hosted the hour-long webinar, said at the outset that the state expects holiday…
