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Employers Can (Mostly) Require Vaccines For Workers Returning To The Office
By Jaclyn Diaz
May 28, 2021
With more than half of adult Americans now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, many employers have started laying the groundwork to get back to the office.
Returning to a post-pandemic workplace can be daunting even more so as employers attempt to navigate safety and consider the sometimes-thorny issue of vaccine mandates.
A large number of Americans still say they are hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine, leaving employers to decide about how to handle employee health and safety.
If an employer wants its workers back in the office, can it mandate a vaccine to come back? And if a reluctant worker refuses to get immunized, can an employer show them the door?