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Does Your Company Require Employees To Be Vaccinated for COVID-19? A New Law In Nebraska Applies to You!

Craig Martin2022-03-03T16:07:14-06:00March 4th, 2022|Construction Contractor Advisor, COVID Legislative, COVID Vaccine, COVID-19|

Although we may be seeing the light at the end of the long COVID-19 tunnel, for those employers who have instituted a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, a new law in Nebraska applies to you. On Monday, February 28, 2022 Governor Ricketts signed LB 906. LB 906 requires employers who have a mandatory vaccination policy to allow for exemptions for employees who have a religious objection to the vaccine or a [...]

COVID-19 Vaccines are Here: Can you require employees to be vaccinated?

Today's post is by Eric Tiritilli, one of our Employment Law specialists. Currently, there is no formal guidance from federal agencies regarding whether an employer may require an employee to be vaccinated for COVID-19. But, the EEOC has previously allowed mandatory vaccinations in the context of flu. Given that the EEOC considers the COVID-19 pandemic a “direct threat” to health in the workplace, it is likely that it would similarly [...]