COVID 19 Update Regarding Religious Exemptions
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC has provided updates to the COVID-19 guidance on workplace vaccine issues and the workers who are seeking religious exemptions. This update was provided while we wait for OSHA to issue the new regulation that would require all U.S. businesses with 100 or more employees to mandate vaccines or require regular testing.
The EEOC made it clear that an employee seeking a religious exemption to the vaccine mandate is protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when the vaccination requirement conflicts