The Controversy Over Mandated COVID-19 Vaccines at Work

COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES

More and more businesses and giant corporations have been starting to mandate that their employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a new rule for businesses with over 100 employees that requires those employees to be either vaccinated or undergo regular testing and mask-wearing at work.

Although some employees and unions are against this, these standards are likely to remain in place. Employees were given until December 5th to follow these new regulations. Employees who work exclusively from home or exclusively “outdoors” are exempt from this new regulation. At least 27 states have filed legal challenges in response to this new regulation from OSHA. One federal lawsuit has already received a ruling on the matter, which ended in an emergency motion to stay of the new regulation. However, this one ruling will not be the end all be all for future court rulings on the OSHA’s new standards. In order for OSHA to win these lawsuits, they will need to show that there will be a grave danger to employees if this new regulation is not put in place and that this regulation is necessary to protect employees.

What do you think? Are you for or against mandated vaccines and/or regular testing?

Source: masslawyersweekly.com