Look through any big law firm’s back-to-office plans or vaccine mandate policy, and you’ll often find room for exceptions and accommodations.

Now, law firms are grappling with reviewing those vaccine exceptions for individuals with medical and religious objections and reviewing accommodations for people who have personal circumstances that may limit their time in the office. Whether those individuals work from home indefinitely, or law firms try to implement measures such as masking, distancing and regular testing to bring them into the office, is still generally to be determined.