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Asking Applicants For Vax Status? Not So Fast, Employers.

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/8/2021

I'm not sure the ADA will let you do that. There has been a lot in the news lately about job applicants who include their COVID-19 vaccination status on their resumes, employers who ask applicants for that information, and...more

Dear Littler: Do We Have to Accommodate A Religious Objection to the Flu Shot?

Littler on 9/21/2018

Dear Littler: I work in a health care setting in New Jersey. As flu season is approaching, we emailed all of our patient care employees (nurses, physical therapists, intake staff, etc.) to remind them that an immunization is...more

The Side Effects of Mandatory Flu Vaccine Policies

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/25/2013

Given the severity of the influenza outbreak this season, employers are dealing with worse than normal staffing and leave issues. One solution, aimed at cutting down on employee absences during flu season, is to require all...more

Vegan Employee May Proceed with Religious Discrimination Claim

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/17/2013

A federal district court in Ohio has refused to dismiss a complaint for religious discrimination made by a hospital employee after the employee was fired for refusing to be vaccinated for the flu. The basis of the refusal to...more

Recent Ruling Demonstrates That You Might Find Religion Where You Least Expect It

Poyner Spruill LLP on 1/15/2013

A ruling from an Ohio federal court warns that a religious discrimination claim can arise from of a set of beliefs that an employer might not ordinarily equate with religion. In Chenzira v. Cincinnati Childrens’ Hospital...more

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