Are Mandatory Vaccines Legal in the Workplace?
Summary
As a result of the spread of the delta variant, physical safety concerns are making some employees reconsider their return to work plans. “The state of Massachusetts passed a law that gave authority to local boards of health to decide at any given moment in response to an outbreak that smallpox vaccination should be mandatory for all residents of their local area if — in the opinion of the medical experts who were serving on the board — it was necessary to protect the public’s health.” That decision was made by the city of Cambridge. “An employee with a religious objection or a disability may need to be excused from the mandate or otherwise accommodated,” clarifies John Lomax, an attorney with Snell & Wilmer in Phoenix. Keep the following in mind to put your team at ease; • Consider flexible scheduling options that are not punitive (such as paid sick leave) for employees who experience side effects after vaccination. Steer them in the direction of the CDC, Johns Hopkins University, or the Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) • Host a vaccination clinic at your workplace to make this more convenient for your team.
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