Additional EEOC Guidance for Employers Processing Religious Exemption Requests in Workplace COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
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On October 25, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released additional guidance for employers navigating their way through employee requests for religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The update supplements guidance initially released by the EEOC in May, and attempts to address some of the situations employers have faced as workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates grow in popularity and as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (”OSHA”) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) prepare to issue federal mandates in addition to those already in place for federal contractors.
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