Employers across the country have been given the legal authority to require employees to get the new coronavirus vaccine, according to legal guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The new guidelines say that because employers are entitled and required to ensure a safe workplace in which “an individual shall not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of individuals in the workplace,” a company can require its employees to be vaccinated.
There are several factors that can affect whether an employer can require its employees to receive the vaccine, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
The employer has to show that it is necessary for the job — usually for people working in high-risk environments — or that there is a “direct threat,” Community Legal Services’ Rhiannon DiClemente told the Inquirer.
Some states also have restrictions on requiring vaccines, so that will also affect whether employers can require the vaccine.
If employees do not want to get vaccinated, for religious or disability purposes, there are several steps that have to be taken to accommodate the request before they can be terminated.
“Employers will need to determine if any other rights apply under the EEO laws or other federal, state, and local authorities,” the EEOC guidelines read.
Requiring employees to get the vaccine does not violate the Americans with Disabilities because people do not need a medical exam to receive the vaccination, according to the EEOC, which enforces laws against workplace discrimination.
There are exceptions to this rule if employees have a disability or “sincerely held” beliefs that prevent them from getting the vaccine… [cont ⤵]
Source: Employers Can Now Legally Fire You for Refusing COVID Vaccine
Little or no Idea of the Origin of the Name ‘Acadia’
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From the blog at http://JohnWood1946.wordpress.com Little or no Idea of the Origin of the Name ‘Acadia’ There are many theories as to the origin of the name ‘Acadia,’ but William F. Ganong could not verify any of them except to show that it must have descended from a European word. His paper…
The Expulsion of the Acadians Continues, 1756 to 1764
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From the blog at http://JohnWood1946.wordpress.com The Expulsion of the Acadians Continues, 1756 to 1764 A French Settlement on the Miramichi “Drawn on the spot by Capt. Harrey Smyth, Etch’d by Paul Sandby” from Wikipedia The expulsion of the Acadians from Nova Scotia began in 1755, when large number of people were gathered…
The Acadian Exiles – Unwelcome in Pennsylvania
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From the blog at http://JohnWood1946.wordpress.com The Acadians, or Neutral French, were expelled from Nova Scotia and distributed to other British colonies all along the east coast. One of these groups was landed in Pennsylvania, and the following account of them was written by Philip H. Smith in Acadia, a Lost Chapter in…
The Acadian Exiles on the Saint John River
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From the blog at http://JohnWood1946.wordpress.com The Acadian Exiles on the Saint John River “In 1784 the expatriated of 1755 located at the River Saint John, were anew dispossessed in favor of American loyalists and disbanded soldiers. These unfortunate families powerless against force could do nothing but betake themselves to the forests. They…
The Acadians: A Timeline up to the Start of the Expulsion in 1755
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From the blog at http://JohnWood1946.wordpress.com The following is condensed and edited from Charles W. Collins’ The Acadians of Madawaska, Maine, Boston, 1902; although these particular events occurred well before the Madawaska story. Many things are clear from this timeline, and one is that managing relationships between the Acadians and the French and…
