Employers must carefully consider whether and how to implement mandatory vaccination and testing policies, including proof of vaccination requirements, and how to handle employees who outright refuse to get vaccinated or be tested. (Credit: BGStock72/Shutterstock) Employers must carefully consider whether and how to implement mandatory vaccination and testing policies, including proof of vaccination requirements, and how to handle employees who outright refuse to get vaccinated or be tested. (Credit: BGStock72/Shutterstock)

With the threat of new COVID-19 variants, evolving science and continued pandemic-related guidance on the local, state and federal levels, employers across the country and elsewhere are facing never-before-seen challenges in sustaining their business operations while keeping their workforces safe.

As everyday lives of employees continue to be upended, employers must make difficult decisions, including, among others, whether to implement mandatory vaccine and/or weekly testing requirements, particularly given vaccine hesitancy by some employees; how to best handle COVID-19-related leave and accommodation requests; and how to determine the most effective safety measures for the workforce.

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