Gov. Wolf Gives Vaccinated Pennsylvania State Employees Extra Week Off

Estimated Cost to Taxpayers: $100 Million.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf outlines his workforce plan in Nether Providence Township, Pa., on Oct. 22, 2021. Commonwealth Media Service

Vaccinated employees of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania got an unexpected gift from Gov. Tom Wolf Monday: an additional paid five days off work.

The news was delivered in an email to the state’s 72,000 employees. The Wolf administration said the time off is in appreciation to those who have been vaccinated and an incentive to those who have not yet been vaccinated to get the shots.