Company Policy and Individual Freedom

Are you an employer? If so, you may want to consider carefully the line between company policy and individual freedom, particularly when it comes to mandatory vaccinations. In a recent New Jersey case, a three-judge panel sided against an employer who “‘unconstitutionally discriminated against’ the plaintiff . . . by rejecting her refusal to be vaccinated for secular reasons.” The Lesson? Make sure you understand what you can require of employees, even in a right to work state!