Vaccinations and employment

With people getting vaccinated, more employers might be willing to bring people back into the workplace. But what are the rights of an employer or an employee when it comes to disclosing whether or not you got the vaccination?
There are a lot of questions when it comes to your employment. Can your employer make you get the vaccine? The answer is yes. Do you have to tell them that you got the vaccine, and do you have to tell your co-workers?
Attorney Dave Betras says employment issues related to the pandemic are complicated and evolving.
Right now, in order to get back to work in person, you may have to prove you got vaccinated.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has deemed COVID a direct health threat, which gives employers more leeway to enact a vaccine mandate.
But there are two probable exceptions employers will have to be very careful of: People who have religious objections to vaccinations, and those with underlying health conditions that would qualify as disabilities.
Employers shouldn't ask why an employee wasn't vaccinated and employees can't ask about other employees.
"You don't have the right to know if someone next to you has got the vaccine or not. You can go to your employer and say, 'I don't want to work next to someone who isn't vaccinated.' You don't have the right to inquire about anyone's personal beliefs or anything else," said Betras.
Employers cannot identify publicly any workers who have or haven't been vaccinated.