Requirements For Religious Exemptions And How To Write An Exemption Request

The recently released executive order from President Biden called for thousands of businesses to implement a mandatory vaccination policy. Although the order provided many details about why the mandate would help the United States bounce back from damage done by COVID-19, it avoided to provide specific details like; who would be responsible for associated costs, timeline employers will need to meet requirements and had no mention whatsoever of exemptions or accommodations.

What we know for sure about exemptions is that there are two possible types of exemptions to be considered; medical, religious and philosophical. Every state offers medical exemptions, but not every state allows religious exemptions for vaccines. Currently, only six states in the country do not allow religious exemptions:

California 

Maine 

Mississippi 

New York 

West Virginia 

Connecticut