EEOC Issues Updated COVID-19 Vaccination Assistance
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have issued this information related to vaccinations:
- Employers must be aware that certain individuals may opt to not be vaccinated, either for religious reasons or for medical reasons
- Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Title VII, reasonable accommodations must be offered to these persons instead of requiring them to be vaccinated.
- Reasonable accommodations approved by the EEOC include:
- Face masks
- Social distancing from co-workers
- Working different shift hour
- Telecommuting and working from home
- Reassignment to a different role
Employers may not require vaccinations for such employees unless they can show that the unvaccinated employee poses a direct threat to the employee’s health and safety in the workplace.
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