MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama argued in a lawsuit challenging the federal vaccine requirements that many university and state agency employees would leave their jobs if required to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
State Rep. Tommy Hanes said this week he is disappointed in Gov. Kay Ivey’s executive order dealing with federal vaccine mandates, saying it doesn’t go far enough.
A north Alabama lawmaker wants to prohibit Alabama businesses and agencies from requiring their employees or patrons to be immunized. House Bill 31 also says that anyone fired or discriminated against because of their immunization status it doesn’t specifically mention COVID-19 can sue the bu