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AL HB29
Bill
Status
1/11/2022
Primary Sponsor
James Hanes
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AI Summary
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Employees may sue employers for damages caused by adverse reactions, injuries, or temporary or permanent disabilities resulting from employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Dependents of employees may sue employers for death of an employee arising from an employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccination.
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COVID-19 is defined as the virus for which the Governor declared a public health emergency on March 13, 2020, or any mutation resulting in an epidemic with a declared public health emergency under the Alabama Emergency Management Act of 1955.
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Employers include any person in Alabama that employs individuals who reside in the state to perform services, including those with control over wage payments.
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Alabama shall not recognize or observe any federal vaccine mandate implemented after January 1, 2020.
Legislative Description
Vaccines, employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccination, private right of action against employer for certain injuries or death resulting from
Coronavirus
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
1/11/2022