How do you claim a religious exemption from a COVID vaccine requirement?

Attorney Louise Ing, a partner with Dentons law firm, joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss: • the legal basis for religious exemptions to COVID vaccine requirements • procedures for requesting a religious exemption [click to see sample Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Religious Accommodations Request Form] • whether employers can ask questions regarding how the employee’s religious beliefs conflict with the vaccine requirement and sincerity of the employee’s belief • whether the employee can be disciplined or terminated if the religious objection is not valid • what kinds of reasonable accommodations the employer could make to eliminate or reduce the direct threat unvaccinated employees could pose to others • what happens if making reasonable accommodations presents an undue hardship on an employer • why Coach Rolovich got terminated after requesting a religious exemption • who has to pay for regular COVID testing, and • whether an employer who grants a religious exemption to one employee needs to grant it to all other employees making such a request. Stay informed about Hawaii news, weather, sports and entertainment, subscribe to the KHON2 YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3cdTDG2 See more of the team that is Working for Hawaii on our website: https://khon2.com Check out our morning news podcast: https://khon2.com/khon-2go FB: https://bit.ly/3cb4MHO IG: https://bit.ly/3a0UxTC Twitter: https://bit.ly/3cbe9Hi