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Labor/Employment,
Health Care & Hospital Law

Oct. 15, 2021

Proceed with caution handling religious exemption requests

A few issues to consider when an employee requests a religious exemption from a vaccination mandate.

Jamaar M. Boyd-Weatherby

Partner
Jones & Mayer

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This summer brought about a sharp increase in vaccination mandates by federal, state and local authorities, primarily for school staff, health care workers, and public safety. In addition, a number of private sector employers announced that they were mandating vaccines for their employees. Almost immediately after these vaccination mandates were issued, some employees evinced an intention to avoid the mandate by claiming medical or religious exemptions. This article ...

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