"You will need to provide proof that you’ve been vaccinated (the process begins Tuesday, May 18, and at scheduled times thereafter; more on that below), and the $75 will be added to your paycheck after it is processed."
Adding something to your paycheck counts as income to you and as a payroll deduction for an employer. So, Federal and State taxes and employee's Social Security contribution, etc., will be deducted. Walmart then gets to deduct this 'incentive' as payroll against earnings. So, 'cash' incentive is a bit of a misnomer.
The following quote is from the same announcement... and well, I'll just let that sink in for anyone that read that far into the bulletin.
"We will begin this process next Tuesday, May 18. We’re also working on a new digital solution that should let us move away from answering the daily vaccination question in the health assessment in the future for vaccinated associates."
Two things to comment on:
"You will need to provide proof that you’ve been vaccinated (the process begins Tuesday, May 18, and at scheduled times thereafter; more on that below), and the $75 will be added to your paycheck after it is processed."
Adding something to your paycheck counts as income to you and as a payroll deduction for an employer. So, Federal and State taxes and employee's Social Security contribution, etc., will be deducted. Walmart then gets to deduct this 'incentive' as payroll against earnings. So, 'cash' incentive is a bit of a misnomer.
The following quote is from the same announcement... and well, I'll just let that sink in for anyone that read that far into the bulletin.
"We will begin this process next Tuesday, May 18. We’re also working on a new digital solution that should let us move away from answering the daily vaccination question in the health assessment in the future for vaccinated associates."