NTEU: Updated FAQs on Vaccine (10/7/2021)
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SUMMARY: NTEU has updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page in response to the guidance issued by the Safe Federal Workforce Task Force on reasonable accommodations as exceptions to the vaccine mandate. Earlier this week, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued additional guidance to agencies on reasonable accommodations. NTEU has analyzed this new guidance and updated our FAQs page. You can find the Task Force guidance here by clicking on the “Vaccinations” link, then under the “Limited Exceptions to Vaccination Requirements” grouping. Attached is a member message that will be sent shortly. The Task Force guidance provides detail regarding the legally required exceptions to the vaccine requirements, as well as conditions which may qualify for a delay in the requirement. The Task Force also issued templates for agencies to use in developing medical and religious-based reasonable accommodation request forms. We will be seeking further information from the Task Force on the extent to which agencies must adhere to the specific content of these templates when creating their own forms. Now that the Task Force has issued this long-awaited guidance, agencies will be moving forward with forming and spelling out their own particular strategies for processing these requests. We will, of course, be continuing to engage each agency on these processes to press for fair and equitable outcomes for employees. Here are some of the questions that NTEU has added to its frequently asked questions page that provides information on the vaccination mandate:
NTEU will seek clarification from the Task Force, as well as individual agencies, on how the reasonable accommodation guidance will be implemented and provide additional information as it is available. Download: UPdated FAQs - Employee Message.pdf |
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