As businesses and lawmakers increasingly require workers to get a Covid-19 vaccine, thousands of holdouts are losing their jobs — and they likely can’t collect unemployment benefits. - CNBC
"I think the consensus is very strong that employers are within their rights to protect workplace safety, and employees are not within their rights to refuse to comply," she said.For example, a worker who receives an exemption from their vaccine requirement for a religious or medical reason might not be fired, but placed on unpaid leave. Since they received a legitimate exemption, a labor agency might approve a claim for benefits.
Washington officials will weigh factors such as when the employer adopted the vaccine requirement, the specific terms of the vaccine policy and the reason why the employee didn't comply with the mandate. I think the consensus is very strong that employers are within their rights to protect workplace safety, and employees are not within their rights to refuse to comply.The New York State Labor Department website takes a similar position.
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