Can your employer require you to get a COVID-19 vaccination? With more people back to work now and the delta variant spreading, can your employer require that you get a COVID-19 vaccine? and last updated 2021-07-26 23:22:01-04 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â With more people back to work now and the delta variant spreading, can your employer require that you get a COVID-19 vaccine? NewsChannel 5 Legal Analyst Nick Leonardo says because this issue is so new on this scale, the law isn't entirely clear. In large part, Leonardo says, private companies can do what they want, including requiring COVID-19 vaccines for their employees, even if they decided not to require them before.