The big news in the employment law world this week is the the EEOC has issued its long awaited guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations and the ADA, including guidance on mandatory vaccination policies. You can find it here: https://tinyurl.com/yda87e9r
Here are the key points:
While the new EEOC guidance answers some questions, it leaves the most significant one unanswered: should employers require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccination? This is a difficult question but here are five things for employers to consider:
1. What will you do about employees who refuse to comply?
2. Are you at risk if you do not mandate vaccines?
3. What will you do about government mandates?
4. Are there additional considerations for unionized workforces?
5. Are you prepared for the administrative strain?
Comments or questions: Contact Mark Chumley at mchumley@kmklaw.com or visit www.kmklaw.com
Music :
Jamming with Leon by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/61983 Ft: Scomber
The big news in the employment law world this week is the the EEOC has issued its long awaited guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations and the ADA, including guidance on mandatory vaccination policies. You can find it here: https://tinyurl.com/yda87e9r
Here are the key points:
While the new EEOC guidance answers some questions, it leaves the most significant one unanswered: should employers require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccination? This is a difficult question but here are five things for employers to consider:
1. What will you do about employees who refuse to comply?
2. Are you at risk if you do not mandate vaccines?
3. What will you do about government mandates?
4. Are there additional considerations for unionized workforces?
5. Are you prepared for the administrative strain?
Comments or questions: Contact Mark Chumley at mchumley@kmklaw.com or visit www.kmklaw.com
Music :
Jamming with Leon by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/61983 Ft: Scomber