How should employers handle COVID-19 vaccine religious exemptions?

By Stephanie Kim
How should employers handle COVID-19 vaccine religious exemptions?
In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, people hold signs during a protest at the state house in Trenton, N.J. New Jersey lawmakers were set to vote on legislation to eliminate most religious exemptions for vaccines for schoolchildren, as opponents crowd the statehouse grounds with flags and banners. Seth Wenig / AP Photo
How should employers handle COVID-19 vaccine religious exemptions?
In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, people hold signs during a protest at the state house in Trenton, N.J. New Jersey lawmakers were set to vote on legislation to eliminate most religious exemptions for vaccines for schoolchildren, as opponents crowd the statehouse grounds with flags and banners. Seth Wenig / AP Photo

How should employers handle COVID-19 vaccine religious exemptions?

By Stephanie Kim
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A federal judge on Tuesday sided with a group of health care workers seeking religious exemption to New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. This decision comes as other state governments and employers are navigating similar requests.

Reset digs into the history, the law and why some say it’s time to get rid of the exemption.

GUESTS: Michael Hiltzik, business columnist at The Los Angeles Times

Dorit Reiss, UC Hastings College of Law professor

Monique Parsons, managing editor of Interfaith America