Posted on 11/23/2021 6:03:35 PM PST by 11th_VA
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will soon make it easy for workers to claim religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine requirements and promise unemployment benefits to people who are fired after refusing the shots, joining other states in resisting federal mandates from President Joe Biden.
But Gov. Laura Kelly angered some fellow Democrats in the Republican-controlled Legislature by promising to sign a measure pushed to passage late Monday night by GOP lawmakers. Meanwhile, Republicans frustrated the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, normally influential within the GOP, by embracing proposals that the business group opposed.
Kelly ignored reporters’ questions about her plans to sign the bill during a holiday event at the governor’s residence Tuesday after giving no explanation Monday night...
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So KS will allow them to be fired.
How brave.
I’m in Kansas and filled out my exemption form online at my company’s website on Sunday, 11/21. It was approved the next day! All thanks to a FReeper who helped me tremendously.
I’m tempted to move to Kansas. Just gotta find a small burg to relocate to.
Someone is running for re-election.
You say that like you know something I don’t. Please explain, I’m all ears!
Baldwin CIty
I’ll check that out, thanks. Why Baldwin City, if I may ask?
Outright banning forced shots might be difficult in some places. But allowing workers fired for refusing to be eligible for UI/workers comp means the employers will get hit for several thousand dollars in UI payments or comp insurance premiums. It doesn’t outright protect the people, but it at least imposes some weight on our behalf in the risk-benefit analysis for these companies.
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