{"id":3457,"date":"2021-06-08T14:43:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T19:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=3457"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:12:31","slug":"hr-chat-w-employco-usa-can-employers-ask-job-applicants-if-theyve-been-vaccinated-or-had-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/08\/hr-chat-w-employco-usa-can-employers-ask-job-applicants-if-theyve-been-vaccinated-or-had-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Can Employers Ask Job Applicants if They&#8217;ve Been Vaccinated or Had COVID-19?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We receive a number of questions from our clients as we consult them on a variety of HR issues.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Can Employers Ask Job Applicants if They&amp;#039;ve Been Vaccinated or Had COVID-19?\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_JUYBawfffsM\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJUYBawfffsM%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JUYBawfffsM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M39S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-06-08T19:39:37Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_JUYBawfffsM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJUYBawfffsM%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Can Employers Ask Job Applicants if They&#039;ve Been Vaccinated or Had COVID-19?<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JUYBawfffsM\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FJUYBawfffsM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"HR Chat w\/Employco USA: Can Employers Ask Job Applicants if They&amp;#039;ve Been Vaccinated or Had COVID-19?\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"HR Chat: In this video, Rob and Jason discuss if employers can ask job applicants if they&#039;ve been vaccinated or had COVID-19. 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