How restaurants will enforce vaccine mandates

As the delta variant of Covid-19 continue to spread, restaurants are placed in a tricky spot: to mandate vaccinations or not?

Some may not have a choice. This week, Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City will start requiring people to show proof of vaccination for indoor dining, gyms, and entertainment by Sept. 13. Restaurants and bars in various cities from Seattle to Kansas City are also now mandating proof of shots for customers. Last month, Danny Meyer, CEO of the Union Square Hospitality Group and founder of Shake Shack, said he won’t hire workers or serve customers in his restaurants who aren’t vaccinated.

But now restaurants will need to figure out how to navigate implementing or enforcing these new rules, which may be deeply unpopular for some guests, when the very nature of the industry is to serve customers.

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