Human resources expert discusses vaccines and employers The rollout of the first COVID-19 vaccines is posing some thorny questions for U.S. employersWASHINGTON -- The rollout of the first COVID-19 vaccines poses some thorny questions for U.S. employers: Can they or should they require employees to get the shots? But only this month did the agency with oversight of workplace rules, the Equal Employee Opportunity Commission, weigh in on the new coronavirus vaccines. The Associated Press spoke with Johnny C. Taylor Jr., president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, a group for human resources workers, about the government's guidance. I think employers are going to be factoring that in — just as the Department of Transportation did with preflight inspections and security when it was trying to convince people to fly again after 9/11. Patrons aren’t coming in, other employees can't come in.

Source: ABC News December 27, 2020 15:11 UTC