More employers are asking job applicants about their COVID-19 vaccination status, as they try to protect co-workers and customers. Before you add this to your list of interview questions, know that there are legal limits to such questions.
Employers who are asking these questions need to make sure they’re doing so appropriately. Andrew Maunz, an attorney with Jackson Lewis in Pittsburgh, said, “Determining any type of terms or condition of employment based on vaccination status is going to open up a lot of legal issues for employers, so they need to think very carefully about why the person’s vaccination status is relevant.”
