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Ocelot II

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2. I should think a company could require vaccination as a condition of employment.

Reply to PuppyBismark (Original post)

Sun Mar 21, 2021, 01:54 PM

Mar 2021

My last job before retirement required drug testing; I had to pee in a cup before I was officially hired. This is a pretty common practice where the job is safety-related and it's entirely legal. Seems to me that where a job involves regular close contact with the public or even with other employees, the employer could require vaccination for safety/public health reasons, just like drug testing.

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Apparently HIPAA Stops Companies from telling customers if their staff has been vaccinated [View all] PuppyBismark Mar 2021 OP

Ffs! SheltieLover Mar 2021 #1

I should think a company could require vaccination as a condition of employment. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #2

Until full FDA approval, mandatory anything won't happen jimfields33 Mar 2021 #5

The problem is you'll likely need a booster in a few years. It'll be similar to the flu shot, Calista241 Mar 2021 #19

HIPAA likesmountains 52 Mar 2021 #3

It's HIPAA. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act CurtEastPoint Mar 2021 #4

It doesn't matter if employees are vaccinated or not. Yavin4 Mar 2021 #6

It now looks like the Pfizer vaccine does mostly prevent asymptomatic spread. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #8

"might" is not the same as "will". Yavin4 Mar 2021 #11

That's why I said more research is needed. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #12

You said "people can still" which is guessing also! nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #17

I think a company can say they "require employees to get vaccinated." Although I doubt Hoyt Mar 2021 #7

Yes, there's a difference between requiring vaccination as a condition of employment Ocelot II Mar 2021 #9

I'd have a hard time imposing a fine on a company that said their employees were vaccinated, Hoyt Mar 2021 #13

Yes it is a private medical issue GusBob Mar 2021 #10

This obamanut2012 Mar 2021 #18

Not in a pandemic, it ain't. Jirel Mar 2021 #20

You should get right on that GusBob Mar 2021 #21

HIPAA is a good thing, use universal precautions (assume everyone else might have uppityperson Mar 2021 #14

HIPAA. Treefrog Mar 2021 #15

Companies should require unvaccinated employees (regardless of reason) to wear masks. RockRaven Mar 2021 #16