24 Oct Can an employer mandate that employees are vaccinated for COVID-19?
Employer vaccine mandates are a “hot topic” in employment law. This assignment will focus on legal considerations around this issue.
Please research the issue of vaccine mandates (starting with the resources provided in Week 2) and write a 3-4 page (750-1000 words) substantive paper (plus a cover page [abstracts are not necessary] and references page with at least five (5) scholarly, academic, legal, or governmental sources) addressing each of the following questions:
1. Can an employer mandate that employees are vaccinated for COVID-19? Does it matter if the employer is a public or private entity?What reasons can an employee raise for refusing the vaccine?
2. What aspects of the ADA are relevant to this question? What guidance has the EEOC provided?
3. In your informed opinion, are vaccine mandates an overreach by private employers? Do they violate an employee’s right to privacy? Why or why not? Note — I seek you INFORMED opinion; this is not an opinion paper. Your opinion must be supported by research and include citations to support your opinion. You may use first person point of view (“I”) in this part of the paper.
** Please follow all applicable APA 7th edition formatting rules. You will find a sample paper and key citation rules in the Content section of the class site.
