Mandatory Coronavirus Vaccination Guidance
Wednesday, December 23, 2020 As additional COVID-19 vaccines receive emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration 1, more employers are weighing the risks of implementing mandatory vaccination programs for employees. Up until very recently, and as discussed in K&L Gates LLP’s 24 November 2020 COVID-19 vaccination-related Legal Alert 2 on this topic, there was limited federal agency guidance on this issue as it relates to COVID-19. However, in a timely development, on 16 December 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 gu...