SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Utah workers now, legally, can seek an exemption from their employer’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate after Governor Spencer Cox put pen to paper Tuesday.
Senate Bill 2004, sponsored by Sen. Kirk Cullimore (R-Salt Lake County), not only requires employers to permit vaccination mandate exemptions and prevents them from “adverse action” against those without the vaccine, but requires employers to pay for on-site COVID-19 workplace testing.
During the special session, Utah lawmakers added that an employer cannot keep or maintain a record or copy of an employee’s proof of vaccination, except under certain conditions. Except employers include Medicare- or Medicaid-certified providers or suppliers subject to regulation by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and federal contractors.
Under the now-law, an employer can require an employee or prospective employee to receive or show proof of COVID-19 vaccine without an exception if they employ less than 15 employees and “establishes a nexus between the requirement and the employee’s assigned duties and responsibilities.”
Eligible vaccine exemptions include:
An employee or prospective employee would need to submit a statement to the employer outlining...
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