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Yes, Your Employer Can Require You To Get A COVID Vaccine, With Some Exceptions

Colorado is what's called an 'employment at will' state.

(CBS Denver)

By Kati Weis

November 18, 2020

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DENVER (CBS4) – With news of a potentially effective COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, CBS4 Investigates wanted to know, can an employer require its employees to get a COVID vaccine? The answer is yes, but there are some exceptions.

“Colorado is what’s called an ’employment at will’ state, and that gives employers a great deal of latitude in compelling employees to do things, including things like taking vaccinations, but that prerogative isn’t unlimited,” said University of Colorado Boulder School of Law Professor Ahmed White, who specializes in employment law.

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