JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Monday said masking in its corporate office buildings will be completely voluntary for both vaccinated and unvaccinated colleagues, effective immediately, according to an internal memo published by CNBC. The bank also said as of April 4 it will discontinue mandatory testing for the unvaccinated, as well as asking employees to report COVID-19 infections, in line with CDC guidance. The bank also said it would no longer solely hire vaccinated people as of April 4. Shares of JPMorgan Chase are up 0.7% in recent trades, compared to a dip of 0.1% by the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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