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Private companies and government agencies can require their employees to get vaccinated as a condition of working there. Individuals retain the right to refuse, but they have no ironclad right to legal protection.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The state of California. New York City. Hospitals and nursing homes. Colleges and universities. Employers are putting COVID-19 vaccine mandates into place and it’s getting attention. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new pandemic requirements aimed at boosting vaccination rates for millions of federal workers and contractors as he lamented the “American tragedy” of rising-yet-preventable deaths among the unvaccinated. But what happens if workers refuse? Federal legal guidance out this week suggests the law is ...
41NBC News | WMGT-DT July 28, 2021 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The state of California. New York City. Hospitals and nursing homes. Colleges and universities. Employers are putting COVID-19 vaccine mandates into place and it’s getting attention. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden said a requirement is under consideration for all federal employees. But what happens if workers refuse? Federal legal guidance out this week suggests the law is on the side of employers. Vaccination can be considered a “condition of employment,” akin to a job qualification. That s...
Employers have a legal right to mandate COVID-19 shots. Here's why Share Updated: 6:18 PM EDT Jul 27, 2021 By MAE ANDERSON and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press Employers have a legal right to mandate COVID-19 shots. Here's why Share Updated: 6:18 PM EDT Jul 27, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript concern grows as a substantial portion of the population that has not been vaccinated is contributing to the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta variant. Now, employers are deciding that the time has come to make being vaccinated a requirement. The H...
EXPLAINER: Employers have legal right to mandate COVID shots MAE ANDERSON and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press July 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6A patient has her body temperature screened after showing her COVID-19 vaccine card at the Clínica Monseñor Oscar A. Romero in the Pico-Union district of Los Angeles, Monday, July 26, 2021. The clinic is a COVID-19 vaccine site. California said it will require proof of vaccination or weekly testing for all state workers and millions of public- and private-sector health care employees starting in August.Damian Dovarganes...