Can employers require that workers get the COVID-19 vaccine?
Can your employer require that you get the COVID-19 vaccine?
The answer is yes, but with a few caveats, experts say. Those who do not receive a COVID-19 vaccine may have to sign a waiver or work under select conditions to limit risk.
Dorit Reiss, a law professor who specializes in vaccine policies from the University of California Hastings College of Law spoke with the Associated Press, and says employers have wide latitude to handle these situations as they see fit.
“It’s their business. Employers generally have wide scope,” Reiss said. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has allowed companies to mandate the flu vaccine, and has recently indicated that employers can require the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?
Yes, with some exceptions.
Experts say employers can require employees to take safety measures, including vaccination. That doesn’t necessarily mean you would get fired if you refuse, but you might need to sign a waiver or agree to work under specific conditions to limit any risk you might pose to yourself or others.
“Employers generally have wide scope” to make rules for the workplace, said Dorit Reiss, a law professor who specializes in vaccine policies at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. “It’s their business.”
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