WME Sets February 15 Full Office Return With Boosters Required As Other Major Agencies Office Reopenings Up In The Air As Omicron Surges
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: With the Omicron variant continuing to surge across Los Angeles causing many of the major agencies keep their offices closed, sources tell Deadline WME is planing a transitional return on January 31 with hopes of a full return on February 15.
Insiders add that boosters will be required in order for WME employees to return and that things could still change given the fluidity of the situation.As for the other top agencies, several insiders close to many of those majors say offices will remain closed indefinitely while they continue to monitor the situation.
Same goes for offices across the country as top brass will monitor local conditions before making any plans on a return date.Many of the Hollywood agencies toward the end of 2021 had begun having employees come in a couple days a week, but that soon changed following the emergence of the Omicron variant which is now surging.
The Los Angeles Health department reported 34,827 new positive cases Tuesday, which is slightly down from the day before.The U.S.
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