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The FDA’s emergency use authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is raising hope across the nation of a return to some semblance of normalcy in the months to come. In light of these promising developments, many employers are considering whether to implement mandatory or voluntary vaccination policies in the workplace once the vaccines become widely available. Before implementing such policies, employers should be aware of the legal requirements of the federal and local discrimination laws. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently provided much-needed guidance on this issue. In addition to the EEOC guidance, valuable lessons can be gleaned from cases involving employers that have implemented mandatory flu vaccination policies. These mandatory flu vaccination policies have led to claims from employees who object to vaccination for a variety of reasons, in