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For months, all eyes have been on the progress of COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Now that vaccines are becoming more widely available to the public, employers are also wondering whether they can require employees to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of virus transmission in the workplace. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released guidance that strongly suggests employers can—carefully—mandate COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. However, many employers don't want to go so far as mandating vaccination—and would rather provide incentives designed to encourage vaccination within the workforce.

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Robert Bloink

Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., has taught at the Texas A&M University School of Law and the Thomas Jefferson School of Law; in the past decade, Bloink has initiated $2B+ in insurance & alternative asset class portfolios, and previously served as a senior attorney in the IRS Office of Chief Counsel for the Large- and Mid-Sized Business Division. Bloink is also the co-author of Tax Facts, a reference solution that helps to answer critical tax questions and provides the latest tax developments.