The following article was first published on Shipman & Goodwin attorney Daniel Schwartz' Connecticut Employment Law blog. It is reposted here with permission.
Put aside, for the moment, fears of the Omicron variant. We just don’t know enough about it even though Connecticut had its first case announced this weekend.
And put aside, for the moment, the new mandate in New York City that is requiring all employers to require proof of vaccination for employees.
Rather, I want to raise another subject that is starting to take hold: Should companies require proof of vaccination booster shots?
There are a few questions that should be answered even before this one, though.
First, is your company even mandating proof of the original “full vaccination?"
If not, then don’t worry about booster shots yet. It’s too soon. Getting such a program up and running is probably a top priority to keeping your workplaces safer.
Second, let’s suppose your company has already instituted a mandatory vaccination policy, can your company require booster shots?
The answer is notably simple, now that the CDC has recommended such shots and approved them for use by adults 18 or older: Yes you can.
Obviously, the same caveats that we’ve been talking about during this pandemic hold true—consider exemptions and accommodations, give employees reasonable time (or even paid time off) to do so, etc.
So, coming back to the “should you” question—the answer is mixed.
It’s not unreasonable to...
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