At the urging of business groups, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has made clear how companies can issue vaccine mandates to workers coming back to the office, and what incentives those employers can offer to promote inoculation. Companies can require vaccines only of employees returning to the workplace, and not those who work outside the office, the E.E.O.C. That means allowing for exceptions for those who may be unable to take the vaccine for health reasons, like an allergy. acknowledged in its guidance there may be other laws — like state laws — that offer opposing views. And it reminded employers to consider the fact that access to the vaccine is not yet equitably distributed.

Source: New York Times June 01, 2021 13:38 UTC