Delta Workers Getting Vaccines to Avoid Fines, Top Lawyer Says

Delta Air Lines Inc. saw about “a five-fold increase” of workers receiving Covid vaccinations after the second-biggest U.S. airline said last week it would impose a $200 monthly surcharge on unvaccinated employees.

The carrier was one of the first major corporations to take such a step, following full Food and Drug Administration approval of the Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE vaccine.

The $200 monthly fee applies to employees in Delta’s health-care plan who haven’t received shots by Nov. 1. The airline is self-insured. Plan participants who are vaccinated also have a pay-protection program if they contract Covid-19. That’s no longer ...