Federal Agency To Compile List Of Employees Who Seek Religious Exemptions From COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

All employees at an obscure federal agency who claim religious exemptions from President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate will be added to a list, the agency said in a public notice this week. The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) posted the notice in the Federal Register, asking the public for comment on the new system, which is being called the “Employee Religious Exception Request Information System.” Biden in September 2021 announced that all federal employees must get a COVID-19 vaccine. Soon after, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force issued guidance to agencies concerning when to grant exemptions for religious or medical reasons, and how to track documents concerning the mandate. CSOSA says that, in order to meet the requirements outlined by the president and the task force, it is creating a new system that lets it collect information related to religious accommodations to the vaccination requirements. The system will be used …  » Read full article