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EEOC Issues New Employer Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccines – Private Employers Poised To Play Front Line Role in Government’s Mass Vaccination Effort
December 22, 2020
By: Matthew Mitchell & Amanda Thibodeau
On December 16, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued new guidance to employers related to mandatory COVID-19 vaccination programs for employees (the “Guidance”). In broad terms, the Guidance instructs that, subject to certain limits:
- Federal law does not prohibit mandatory employee COVID-19 vaccination programs; and
- Under certain circumstances, employers may bar employees who refuse COVID-19 vaccinations from the workplace.
A summary of what employers need to know about the “Guidance” can be found in our COVID-19 Alert.
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