Panel OKs House GOP bill to ban employer vaccine mandates
Written by Victoria Scialfa on June 16, 2021
Panel OKs House GOP bill to ban employer vaccine mandates
By The Associated Press
June 16, 2021
A bill that would ban employers from mandating vaccines for workers is advancing in the state House.
The House Labor and Industry Committee on June 15 voted along party lines, with support from all Republicans and united opposition by Democrats.
The committee’s Republican chairman says lawmakers are responding to increasing reports that employers are requiring vaccines, forcing some workers to choose between the vaccine or losing a job.
The bill would let workers avoid mandated workplace vaccinations by putting their objections in writing. They include a doctor’s concerns that health may be compromised or for religious, moral or ethical convictions against a vaccine.
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