AN ACT relating to conditions of employment.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 344 to require employers that mandate employee immunization to allow exceptions based on religious belief or medical contraindication; provide sample form for employee affirmation; establish which health care providers can support a medical exemption; require notice of exemptions; establish civil cause of action for violations and a claim under workers' compensation; amend KRS 344.040 to make it an unlawful practice for employers to require immunizations as a condition…

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 20, 2025

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This bill would require Kentucky employers who mandate vaccines for their workers to offer exemptions for employees with sincere religious beliefs against immunization or medical conditions that make vaccination harmful. Employers who violate these rules could face a civil lawsuit or a workers' compensation claim. The bill also adds these protections to Kentucky's existing anti-discrimination law. Who it may affect: employees with religious objections to vaccines, employees with certain medical conditions, and employers who require vaccination as a condition of employment.

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