State Laws Restricting Vaccine Mandates
In the spring and summer of 2021, several states across the United States passed laws restricting COVID-19 vaccination mandates. Some states prohibit state and local governments from mandating vaccines as a condition of employment or to deny access to services. Others, like Florida, Alabama, and Arkansas, also forbid businesses from requiring its customers to show proof of vaccination or even to be vaccinated for the use of its goods or services. Montana has one of the most restrictive laws, prohibiting employers from requiring vaccinations and from discriminating in any way based on vaccination status. Professor Dorit Reiss of UC Hastings Law discusses the states’ varying prohibitions and some legal challenges already making their way through the courts.
