Religious or Medical Exemption For The Vaccine Mandate? This Is What You Need To Know

by CrownHeights.info

New York City’s vaccine mandate came into effect Monday morning, bringing many employees and employers toe-to-toe with little ground for compromise.

According to the mandate, no unvaccinated individuals may work at a New York City based business, otherwise the business owner faces a hefty fine.

A workaround for those who are not vaccinated are religious and medical exemptions, which for now remain methods for which a person can remain employed and unvaccinated.

The decision to accept an exemption is presently in the hands of the employer, but it remains unclear whether the city is obligated honor it.

For a person to work with a religious or medical exemption, the employer must have the following form on file, which includes the reason for the exemption.

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