Companies Can Require Employees Get Vaccinated, With Exceptions

March 24th, 2021

Can an employer make workers get the vaccine? The short answer is yes, according to Jeff Mokotoff, managing partner of Ford Harrison’s Atlanta office. “But as in life and in law, there are exceptions to that rule.”

Loren Holmes / Associated Press

Companies across metro Atlanta see the COVID-19 vaccine as a light at the end of a long tunnel that could illuminate the path back to in-person work. But there remain plenty of shadows — questions about what a company can require.

For instance, can an employer make workers get the vaccine?

The short answer is yes, according to Jeff Mokotoff, managing partner of Ford Harrison’s Atlanta office.

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