George in Bloomberg Law on Pregnant Workers and the COVID Vaccination

Denver Partner Anthony George was quoted April 26 by Bloomberg Law’s Daily Labor Report concerning pregnant women who are fearful or uncertain about COVID-19 vaccinations. Employers are pondering how hard to push mandatory return-to-work orders as more businesses seek a return to pre-pandemic normalcy. “I don’t recommend anyone require people to be vaccinated if they are already working from home,” George said. “My recommendation is to treat pregnancy the same as any disability, and go through an interactive process.” George noted it will be difficult for frontline workers to have accommodations that both avoid COVID exposure and allow unvaccinated employees to work. He predicted it will be a source of litigation in the future, as more companies move back to normalcy.