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Google and Facebook Mandate Vaccines for Employees at U.S. Offices

posted by martyb on Friday July 30 2021, @09:36PM   Printer-friendly

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Google And Facebook Mandate Vaccines For Employees At U.S. Offices:

Google and Facebook will require U.S. employees to be vaccinated against the coronavirus before returning to the company's offices, the tech giants said on Wednesday.

In a blog post, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the vaccine mandate would apply to its U.S. offices in the coming weeks and would be required eventually for other locations.

"Getting vaccinated is one of the most important ways to keep ourselves and our communities healthy in the months ahead," Pichai wrote.

Shortly after Google's announcement, Facebook said it too will require anyone coming to work at its U.S. offices to be vaccinated.

"How we implement this policy will depend on local conditions and regulations. We will have a process for those who cannot be vaccinated for medical or other reasons and will be evaluating our approach in other regions as the situation evolves," Lori Goler, Facebook's vice president of people, wrote in a statement.

The tech giants' vaccine requirements could push other employers to follow suit.

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  • (Score: 0, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 31 2021, @02:19AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 31 2021, @02:19AM (#1161592)

    You still can't fire someone for being part of a protected class, e.g. for race, ethnicity, political affiliation..

    If you hired them then it is already too late. But on the other hand if you solely pass over a job candidate for not satisfying a diversity quota then nobody will bat an eye.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 01 2021, @02:16AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 01 2021, @02:16AM (#1161839)

    Incorrect. This is legally actionable. Race is not permissible as grounds for an employment decision, which to my knowledge has put some employers in terrible no-win situations. Once place I know basically has so many indian programmers that white faces are actually weird - but it's not even an H1B thing, it's just that for some unknown reason they just don't get other applicants. And they're scared shitless of lawsuits, even though it's not their fault.