Employers Step Up Vaccine Push
Employers are becoming more assertive in their quest to get employees vaccinated, emboldened by guidance from the EEOC.
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Mandating COVID Vaccines: Permissible with Exceptions
The EEOC says employers can mandate vaccines. If an employer chooses to mandate, and an employee refuses a vaccination and does not indicate the refusal is based on a disability or religious conviction, then employers may prohibit returning the employee to on-site work and may consider termination.
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OSHA: Cover Cost of Vaccine, Do Not Distinguish Vaccinated
The guidelines also suggest employers consider protections and reasonable accommodations for workers at a higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19,
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Quandary for Employers: COVID-19 Vaccines
More than a third of Americans say they will not get the COVID vaccine. That may create a legal showdown in the workplace.
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ASF Vaccine Shows Promise, Availability Seems Distant
U.S. officials have developed a 100-percent effective vaccine against African swine fever, but it likely will not be available for commercial use for years.
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