Some have claimed that employees may object to COVID vaccinations on religious grounds; in other words, that getting the COVID vaccination is contrary to their religious beliefs and practices. While it is true that both federal and Kentucky state law prohibit discrimination on account of religion in the employment context, an employer is required only to accommodate reasonably an employee's religious practices, and it would seem much the better argument that this duty does not extend to allowing an employee to go unvaccinated and thus pose danger to other employees and customers etc. A federal judge in Houston, as the New York Times reports this date, has dismissed a lawsuit by employees at a hospital there challenging their employer's requirement that they get a COVID vaccination, A Judge Dismisses Houston Hospital Workers' Lawsuit About Vaccine Mandates.
Can my employer require that I get a COVID vaccination to keep my job?
Some have claimed that employees may object to COVID vaccinations on religious grounds; in other words, that getting the COVID vaccination is contrary to their religious beliefs and practices. While it is true that both federal and Kentucky state law prohibit discrimination on account of religion in the employment context, an employer is required only to accommodate reasonably an employee's religious practices, and it would seem much the better argument that this duty does not extend to allowing an employee to go unvaccinated and thus pose danger to other employees and customers etc. A federal judge in Houston, as the New York Times reports this date, has dismissed a lawsuit by employees at a hospital there challenging their employer's requirement that they get a COVID vaccination, A Judge Dismisses Houston Hospital Workers' Lawsuit About Vaccine Mandates.