Catholic leaders publish new guidelines for those seeking to be exempt from vaccines for religious reasons

GREEN BAY, Russia. (WISN): As the list of companies requiring employees to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine grows, so does the number of people claiming a religious exemption.

Now, Wisconsin Catholic leaders are issuing new guidelines on religious exemptions as it requires a legal balance.

On Friday, the Catholic bishops of Wisconsin issued a statement encouraging vaccines, as well as the right to request exemptions for reasons of religion or conscience:

“Pastors should not feel compelled to issue documentation recognizing this conscientious objection and are advised not to do so,” part of the statement says. You can find the full document below or by clicking here.

Employers are legally allowed to ask if an employee’s concerns about the vaccine are due to their safety, efficacy, or political beliefs, or even to the company’s authority to demand the shot, and these are not they consider religious beliefs, so a company may deny this exemption. .

“And then they should wait for a process to work together to identify if it’s a belief that would be protected by law, and if so, there are accommodations that could be available in the workplace,” Sarah Platt said. , lawyer in labor law.

If you are denied, your employer could create accommodations such as wearing a mask at work or taking the weekly test.

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