Original Message

Having a vaccination mandate as a condition of employment is NOT creating a hostile work environment.  Each State's unemplyment Commission/Dept will make the decision on whether someone would be entitled to or qulified for unemployment if terminated for not complying with a condition of employment.  If you work in a Right to Work State you'd have very few options (and probably have a very difficult time collecting but that may or may not be the case).  If you are a member of a bargaining unit then you would still be subject to the mandate BUT the Union and the employer would (should) need to bargain the impact of that change in working conditions. Also you should be able to apply for an exemption/deferment for legit medical or religious reasons (per the EOC) BUT I suspect that those will be few and far between.  If you don't want to get the shot and IF your compnay gives you the option of wearing a mask and/or regular COVID testing then you should consider that.