Indiana Bill Seeks To Let Workers Opt Out Of Employer-Mandated Vaccines
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A worker sprays down a forklift in an Elkhart factory in accordance with the company s COVID-19 safety standards.
Justin Hicks/IPB News
A bill that would give Hoosier workers the right to refuse employer-mandated vaccines had its first hearing in a committee Wednesday morning. It would go further than current federal laws and excuse workers based on their conscience.
Currently, federal laws allow employers to have mandatory vaccine policies but workers can opt out if they have a medical disability or sincerely held religious belief. However, if an employer determines that creates a threat to others, it can exclude that employee from the workplace.
ANGOLA â Steuben County government bade farewell to two longtime servants on Monday following the end of the final Steuben County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Commissioners Jim Crowl and Ron Smith were honored in speeches and with mementos â and light refreshments â as the two leave behind decades of service to Steuben County.
Crowl will not return to office in January after he was primaried by Councilman Ken Shelton in June. Smith decided not to run again due to health reasons.
In addition, Rep. Denny Zent, R-Angola, presented both men the Distinguished Hoosier award from Gov. Eric Holcomb.
âI look around this room today and there are a lot of wonderful people that Iâve enjoyed working with,â Crowl said in a socially distanced gathering in the Dale Hughes Jr. Memorial Auditorium. âI canât thank all of you, but thank you so much for making Steuben County a wonderful place to live and work.â
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