(Des Moines, IA) — Iowa House Speaker Pat Grassley says a new law on COVID vaccination exemptions for employees appears to be working and it’s not clear that legislators need to pass another bill on the topic. The law passed in October lets Iowa private-sector workers claim religious or medical exemptions from any COVID vaccination requirement in their workplace and, if their exemption is denied and they’re fired, they may file for unemployment benefits. Grassley said some members are very passionate about the issue, “but if the legislature needs to act on things that come up, we should do that, but we shouldn’t just be passing things just to pass them.” The U-S Supreme Court blocked a federal vaccine and testing mandate for workers at large companies last week.
House Speaker Not Ready to Pass New Measure on COVID Vaccine Exemptions
By Mandy Billings
Jan 21, 2022 | 3:51 PM
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