Employers have many questions to weigh when it comes to requiring vaccination Erik Eisenmann is a partner in Husch Blackwell’s Milwaukee office and chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group By Erik Eisenmann The vaccine. For what has felt like the longest year of our lives, we have held out hope for a return to “normal.” That hope hinged on the development, approval and distribution of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine, as well as the eligibility for it and access to it. As we waited, we hemmed and hawed over hypotheticals: Should I get the vaccine? Will it be safe? Will I be able to stop wearing a mask? With the welcomed news that all Wisconsinites over the age of 16 are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, these questions are no longer hypotheticals.