Michael Urban: Can my employer force me to disclose my vaccination status?
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Michael Urban, a senior lecturer and director of the University of New Haven’s Doctorate in Occupational Therapy program.Contributed /Show MoreShow Less
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As states roll out their plans of when to vaccinate people, some questions often come up such as, can my employer require me to be vaccinated in order to work? Who do I have to tell my co-workers, local businesses? Will this be an annual event such as the flu vaccine is?
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