How To Handle Firing Unvaccinated Employees

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COVID-19 and employment law expert Jon Hyman will explain the pitfalls to avoid when firing employees who refuse to get vaccinated.

What You'll Learn

  • Is it legal to fire an employee for refusing a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine?
  • How should you handle medical and religious exemptions?
  • What accommodations might you need to provide to employees?
  • Should you consider alternatives to a vaccine mandate (such as testing)?
  • What are the mechanics of handling one of these terminations?
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Training Overview

Are you firing unvaccinated employees? Discover the legal considerations of your vaccination ultimatum.

OSHA will soon require employers with 100 or more employees to impose vaccine mandates. Many organizations have already formalized vaccination policies. Next, you will confront terminating the employees who refuse to be vaccinated.

You need to understand the legal considerations and best practices for this type of termination to protect your organization.

  • Is it legal to fire an employee for refusing a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine?
  • How should you handle medical and religious exemptions?
  • What accommodations might you need to provide to employees?
  • Should you consider alternatives to a vaccine mandate (such as testing)?
  • What are the mechanics of handling one of these terminations?
Recommended Audience
Who Should Attend?
  • Human resources professionals
  • Chief executives
  • Executive directors
  • Board members
  • Nonprofit counsel
  • Senior management
  • Financial staff
  • Managers
  • Development staff
  • Program directors
  • In-house counsel
  • Internal communications professionals
APPROVAL AND VALIDITY
Credits
  • This program has been approved for 1.0 general recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.
  • This program is valid for 1.0 PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
What's included
Training includes
  • 1.0 HRCI, 1.0 SHRM
  • Certificate of Attendance
  • All resources and training materials
Jon Hyman
About

Expert Presenter

Jon Hyman
  • Attorney at Wickens Herzer Panza in Avon, OH
  • On the firm’s Board of Directors, Litigation Department, and Employment and Labor practice team
  • Works as outside in-house employment counsel for businesses
  • Author of the award-winning Ohio Employer’s Law Blog
  • Resource for journalists, having appeared in newspapers, news websites, and television news programs
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