| Last Action | 02/20/25: to Judiciary (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to conditions of employment. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 1889 |
| Sponsors | S. West, L. Tichenor, S. Funke Frommeyer, S. Rawlings, G. Williams |
| Summary of Original Version | 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 of employment from employees who hold sincere religious beliefs against immunization or for whom immunization would be harmful to his or her health; make technical corrections. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Labor and Industry - Employer vaccine mandate, medical or religious exception, notice of exemptions Occupational Safety and Health - Employer vaccine mandate, medical or religious exception, notice of exemptions Public Health - Employer vaccine mandate, medical or religious exception, notice of exemptions Workers' Compensation - Employer vaccine mandate, exemptions, liability Civil Actions - Employer vaccine mandate, injury, violation liability Civil Rights - Employer vaccine mandate, medical or religious exception, notice of exemptions Public Protection - Employer vaccine mandate, medical or religious exception, notice of exemptions Local Mandate - Employer vaccine mandate, medical or religious exception, notice of exemptions |
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| 02/20/25 |
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