Employers Can Offer Vaccine Incentives to Workers, EEOC Says (2)

Employers can offer bonuses and other incentives to encourage employees to get the Covid-19 vaccine, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in updated guidance addressing a legal gray area during the pandemic.

“Federal EEO laws do not prevent or limit employers from offering incentives to employees to voluntarily provide documentation or other confirmation of vaccination obtained from a third party (not the employer) in the community, such as a pharmacy, personal health care provider, or public clinic,” the agency said Friday.

However, employers that administer vaccines to their employees must ensure the incentives aren’t coercive, it said.

“Because vaccinations ...