Labor & Employment

Fully vaccinated Walmart and Sam’s Club workers in the United States are no longer required to wear masks while on the job unless a state or local mask mandate is in place.

Beginning Feb. 28, several CVS Pharmacy locations will close for lunch in order to give their pharmacists an uninterrupted break.

Mark Tuffin, senior vice president of retail divisions, will retire in April and Kenny Kimball will succeed him.

Akhil Ravi has served as Dr. Reddy’s head of strategy for services and active pharmaceutical ingredients and headed the sales of APIs in Europe.

Alongside its Q4 results, the company announced an increase of its Prime membership monthly fee from $12.99 to $14.99 and annual membership from $119 to $139.

The American Pharmacists Association and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations released the first Welcome To Pharmacy Workplace and Well-Being Reporting trends and findings report.

Costco named executive Ron Vachris as its president and chief operating officer, effective Feb. 2, according to a report.

Musab Balbale, vice president and general manager of beauty at Walmart, is departing after six years, to join CVS Health as senior vice president and chief merchant at the end of the month.