When it comes to challenging a discriminatory or otherwise wrongful termination, employees typically turn to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or a local employment agency, such as Texas Workforce Commission. For federal workers, there is an additional agency that assists: the United States Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). The work of the MSPB has come to light in recent months as the result of the dismissal of scores of federal employees.
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As vaccination efforts against COVID-19 improve across the country and conversations focus on returning to the workplace, questions have emerged as to whether employers can require its employees to get vaccinated prior to going back. Employers are placed in the position of balancing the general health, safety, and welfare of its employees with the rights provided under various federal statutes.
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