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COVID-19 vaccination policies: Legal guidance for employers

Step 1: Gather as much information as you can before establishing a vaccination policy.

By Alan Goforth | December 22, 2020 at 09:57 AM

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Although the availability of vaccines for COVID-19 is welcome news, it also raises a new set of questions for employers.

“Whether an employer can mandate that employees receive a COVID-19 vaccination is the pressing issue of the day,” said Melvin Muskovitz, senior counsel in the law and employment practice group at the Dykema law firm. “There is not a one-size-fits-all answer. Further, lack of current COVID-19-specific guidance from government agencies, such as OSHA, the CDC and the EEOC, makes the decision-making process more challenging.”

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