EEOC Issues New FAQs on COVID-19 Vaccine Programs & Incentives – HR Compliance Bulletin

The EEOC’s new FAQs clarify, among other things, that employers may:

• Require employees who will be physically entering the workplace to be vaccinated, as long as certain requirements are met;
• Offer to provide vaccinations to employees on a voluntary basis;
• Offer incentives for employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, as long as the incentives are not coercive;
• Offer to provide vaccinations to employees’ family members on a voluntary basis (but may not require or provide incentives for family members’ vaccinations).

Mandatory Vaccines and Reasonable Accommodations

Employers with mandatory vaccination programs must provide reasonable accommodations for individuals who refuse the vaccine due to disability, pregnancy or religion.

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