{"id":3370,"date":"2021-04-22T14:47:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=3370"},"modified":"2021-04-22T14:48:36","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T19:48:36","slug":"podcast-can-you-ask-employees-if-theyve-been-vaccinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/22\/podcast-can-you-ask-employees-if-theyve-been-vaccinated\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: Can You Ask Employees if They\u2019ve Been Vaccinated?"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1034854228&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&color=046240\"><\/iframe>\n<p>On this month\u2019s podcast Rob, Scott, and Jason cover if employers are allowed to ask employees if they\u2019ve been vaccinated. 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