The move gets to the heart of an issue that both public and private employers have been grappling with: Can companies require workers to be vaccinated? Legal experts said many of the specific questions surrounding COVID-19 vaccination requirements are being hashed out in court. Courts have previously upheld laws requiring compulsory vaccination: In 1905, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws that require vaccination against communicable diseases. The case stemmed from a Massachusetts law that permitted city health boards to enforce mandatory, free vaccination requirements for adults over 21. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said federal law permits private employers to require that workers be vaccinated, as long as there are accommodations for disabilities and religious beliefs.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 28, 2021 15:22 UTC