As COVID-19 vaccines become available to broader groups during winter and spring 2021, employers are considering how they can encourage employees to get vaccinated. While the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has stated that employers may require that employees get vaccinated, as long as they address accommodation issues, (see our alert on that guidance here), most employers have not yet indicated that they will mandate vaccines. Instead, many employers are exploring alternatives – at least at this stage – to encourage vaccination when it becomes available to employees. READ MORE