A needling issue: Requiring employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine
A mandate is legal, but encouragement is likely the more prudent course of action.
Now that COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed nationwide, it’s only a matter of time before credit union employees will be going back to their offices, where they will once again come in close contact with customers and co-workers. This presents a potential problem for credit union employers, because if their employees are not vaccinated, their staffers could contract COVID-19 and would likely have a greater chance of infecting others. Therefore, credit unions are now asking whether they can require their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Yes, Employees Can Be Required to Get the COVID Vaccine
On Dec.17, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued written guidance that states that employers can, as a condition of employment, require employees to be vaccinated. The EEOC said that having a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy would not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act because vaccinations were not considered “medical examinations” or “inquiries” under the ADA.
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