With so much of the hope for businesses to return to in-person work hinging on widespread COVID-19 vaccinations, it’s not unreasonable that employers expect their workers to get their shots, and get them as quickly as supplies allow.
But employers also need to be careful about how they much pressure they put on employees to get vaccinated. As a threshold matter, employers can adopt a mandatory policy requiring employees to get their shots, but that can also trigger numerous exemptions under employment laws like the Americans With Disabilities Act.
