“Jeers to President Trump” – It is an American tradition to attend your successor’s inaugural, or in some cases a defeated opponent attends. It must be hard, but it’s a symbolic tip of the hat to our tradition of a peaceful transition of power. It must have broken Gerald Ford’s heart to watch Jimmy Carter being sworn in in 1977, and the same for Carter in 1981 when Ronald Reagan won. But they manned-up and showed up. Richard Nixon did not attend Gerald Ford’s swearing-in in 1974, so as not to be a distraction. Given Nixon’s sudden resignation, that was probably best.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
Your Boss May Require You to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine
Dec. 29, 2020 Now that COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed, you may be wondering whether your employer can require you to get vaccinated.
The answer is “Yes,” with a few conditions, according to new federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance. The EEOC enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws and has weighed in on COVID-19 preventive measures during the pandemic.
“Any employer can mandate the COVID-19 vaccine, provided they accommodate religious and disability-related objections and the employee receives it from a provider that does not contract with the employer,” says Karla Grossenbacher, head of the workplace privacy group at Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, and chair of the law firm’s employment practice in Washington, D.C.
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.