Montgomery County offers employees $100 COVID-19 vaccine incentive

Along with offering an incentive of $100 to employees, the county will offer $25 to spouses who document a full vaccination course.

The county human resource department will begin accepting this documentation on Aug. 17. Processing could take about a month.

It does not matter if the employee already has the full vaccine or is just starting the dose, they will still get the money.

The incentives and masking requirements come at a time when COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are climbing locally and nationally. Many retailers, health care organizations, colleges and local governments have been adding new rules and incentives in recent weeks in an effort to slow the spread.