(Des Moines, IA) — A plan passed by state lawmakers Thursday will let employees in private Iowa businesses claim they are medically vulnerable or have a religious objection to COVID vaccine mandates.
The bill also makes employees fired for failing to get a COVID shot eligible for unemployment. Business groups opposed the legislation as did the most vocal critics of vaccine mandates.
Iowa Association of Business and Industry vice president JD Davis says the bill puts Iowa businesses in the predicament of trying to figure out if they must follow state or federal regulations when it comes to vaccinations.
