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, forbid businesses from requiring customers be vaccinated or that they show proof of vaccination. Montana has one of the most restrictive laws, prohibiting employers from requiring vaccinations of their employees. Professor Dorit Reiss of UC Hastings Law discusses the states’ varying prohibitions and some legal challenges already making their way through the courts. Dorit Reiss is a professor of law and the James Edgar Hervey '50 Chair of Litigation at UC Hastings College of the Law. Her research focuses on legal and policy issues related to vaccines. 0:00 Laws Restricting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates 0:58 States That Restrict Government Vaccine Mandates 2:03 Vaccine Mandate Restrictions and State Universities 2:38 States That Restrict Mandates on Customers 3:54 Restrictions on Vaccine Mandates in the Travel Industry 4:14 Norwegian Cruise Line v. Rivkees, MD (2021) 5:47 Montana – Prohibiting Employers from Mandating Vaccines for Employees ► http://www.talksonlaw.com for more legal explainers and interviews with the titans of law. ► Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/talksonlaw ► Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/talksonlaw ► Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/talksonlaw ► TalksOnLaw does not provide legal advice. Learn more here: https://www.talksonlaw.com/briefs#about_tol_briefs_tol_is_not_your_lawyer ____________________