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“It is possible and legal for employers to mandate vaccination against COVID-19 once there is an FDA-approved vaccine,” said Jessica Ochs, a board-certified nurse practitioner and associate ...
Private U.S. companies have the right under the law to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but are unlikely to do so because of the risks of legal and cultural backlash, experts ...
On Dec. 16, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its first guidance on workplace coronavirus vaccination requirements.
National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 595 U.S. ___ (2022), is a Supreme Court of the United States case before the Court on an application for a stay of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's COVID-19 vaccination or test mandate. On January 13, 2022, the ...
Arkansas has adopted a law creating a vaccine-mandate exemption for workers who can prove they have COVID-19 antibodies, although a broader measure banning employers from asking about vaccination ...
A small number of states have gone in the opposite direction, through executive orders or legislation designed to limit vaccination mandates. Background A precedent for mandatory vaccination already existed before the Covid pandemic, as healthcare workers performing exposure-prone procedures were required to be vaccinated against seriously ...
The FDA requires that all new vaccines first be tested in laboratory settings and on animals, [2] and must then carry out a series of increasingly stringent tests in human subjects. [3] Once vaccines are introduced to the market, the FDA regularly inspects their production facilities, tests their quality, and receives reports of adverse reactions.
While employees are split on what companies should do, businesses can use their discretion in deciding how and when to implement mandatory vaccine requirements.