by Tory Summey, Patti Bartis and Jenni Dunlap, Parker Poe December 22, 2020 .
Editor’s note: Tory Summey, Patti Bartis and Jenni Dunlap are employment attorneys with Parker Poe in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Charleston. They can be reached at torysummey@parkerpoe.com, jennidunlap@parkerpoe.com, and pattibartis@parkerpoe.com.
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is prompting businesses across the Carolinas to ask: should we require our employees to get a vaccine? For many tech companies, at this time a voluntary vaccination program with strong incentives will likely make the most sense from a legal and business standpoint.
On December 16, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued guidance explaining that employers may adopt a COVID-19 vaccination requirement but cautioned that under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) such programs must be “job-related and consistent with business necessity.” The EEOC also explained that to meet this standard, an employer would
Can employers make the coronavirus vaccination mandatory?
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has allowed companies to mandate the flu and other vaccines.
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Eric Horne, an environmental services associate, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Ascension St. Vincent s education and simulation center in Indianapolis on Dec. 17. [ JENNA WATSON/INDYSTAR | The Indianapolis Star ]
Yes, with some exceptions.
Experts say employers can require employees to take safety measures, including vaccination. That doesnât 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.
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One stormy day last week this blog said getting the virus jab was a moral, ethical imperative for every citizen. Part of the social contract. The only doorway out of this economic and social mess. Responsible people therefore do not have a choice. You wince and take it.
The national food distributor reportedly systematically refused to hire women for operative positions at its broadline facilities.
Dec 21st, 2020
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
BALTIMORE – Performance Food Group, Inc. (PFG), a national marketer and distributor of national and proprietary-branded food and food-related products, will pay $5,075,000 in monetary relief and furnish significant equitable relief to settle a federal nationwide sex discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today.
According to the EEOC s lawsuit, since at least 2004, PFG has engaged in an ongoing pattern or practice of failing to hire a class of female applicants for operative positions at its Broadline facilities. The EEOC also charged that PFG failed to promote a qualified female employee into the position of nighttime warehouse training supervisor at its Carroll County Foods facility in Maryland based on her sex.