Montana Becomes First U.S. State to Ban Vaccine Requirements for Employees
August 31st, 2021Via: Fortune:
While many large companies across the U.S. have announced that COVID-19 vaccines will be required for their employees to return to work in-person, there is one state where such requirements are banned: Montana.
Under a new law passed by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature earlier this year, requiring vaccines as a condition for employment is deemed “discrimination” and a violation of the state’s human rights laws.
Montana is the only state in the U.S. with a law like this for private employers, said Hemi Tewarson, executive director of the National Academy for State Health Policy.
The Wisconsin State Assembly passed such a bill back in March, but it is currently languishing in limbo in a state-senate committee. The state-senators probably know that our Democratic Governor Tony Evers would veto it should it pass both houses.