In a surprising move for a state that has long favored giving employers the freedom to do business with relatively few constraints, the Florida legislature and Governor DeSantis passed House Bill No. 1-B which prohibits any private employer from imposing a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for any full-time, part-time or contract employee without providing the individual exemptions discussed below which allow an employee to opt out of such requirements.
In essence, this law gives unvaccinated employees the right to work without having medical or religious reasons to not be vaccinated.
Many Floridians are dying to know the details of the new law, while others will simply die from COVID-19 that they will contract in the workplace as a result thereof.
The new law also prohibits all governmental entities and educational institutions in the State from imposing mandatory workplace COVID-19 vaccine policies.
The law as relates to private employers is relatively simple, and provides for the following 5 individual exemptions to a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy:
1. Medical Exemption.
Employers must grant an exemption to a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy if an employee presents a statement signed by a physician, physician assistant or advanced registered nurse that states that, in their opinion, “COVID-19 vaccination is not in the best medical interest of the employee.” In addition, an employer must grant an exemption for pregnancy or anticipated pregnancy.
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