Officials with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration took to Twitter this week to voice their frustration at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ vaccination requirement for new employees, with Florida’s Department of Health Press Secretary Jeremy Redfern calling a specific job listing illegal.
A Bucs hiring announcement for an in-season video production intern stipulates: “All new hires are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide verification of vaccination prior to the commencement of employment. Fully vaccinated means at least two weeks after the final dose of the J&J, Moderna, or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.”
“This is against Florida law,” Redfern tweeted.
Florida law allows private employers to mandate vaccines, so long as they provide individual exemptions allowing an employee to “opt out” based on one of five carveouts. The carveouts are for those who have medical reasons like pregnancy, those who have already been infected with COVID-19, those who have religious objections, those who agree to periodic testing and those who agree to wearing personal protective equipment.
In a statement to the Tampa Bay Times, the Bucs said the team updated their COVID vaccination policy on Nov. 19 last year, one day after the DeSantis’ Executive Order, to accommodate the prescribed exemptions. “We have at all times been in full compliance with state law and have granted exemptions when requested. We continuously review and update our COVID policies based on guidance from...
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