A Texas ruling backed vaccine mandates. But businesses are still wary.

The dismissal of a lawsuit by Texas hospital workers who challenged their employer’s Covid-19 vaccination requirement could embolden other companies to mandate shots for their workers, experts said Monday.

But it remains to be seen whether they will.

Few companies are eager to require vaccinations for returning workers “primarily because it’s become a political issue rather than a medical issue,” said Andrew Challenger, vice president at the Chicago-based executive outplacement and coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

“In our most recent survey, just 3 percent anticipated mandating vaccinations for workers returning to the office,” Challenger said. “Most companies want to know that their workers are vaccinated, but they’re taking a more carrot than stick approach, offering incentives like extra vacation days. Or they’re letting workers who have been vaccinated not wear masks in the office.”

That said, there is “plenty of precedent”…

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