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Idaho lawmakers advance vaccine worker comp legislation

Published November 16, 2021 10:12 AM

By KEITH RIDLER
Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill making it easier for Idaho residents to get worker compensation if they become ill after taking an employee-mandated vaccine has passed the House and is headed for the Senate. The bill was among seven COVID-19-related bills the House passed and sent to the Senate on Tuesday. Also heading to the Senate was a measure allowing exemptions to mask mandates in schools. Another bill is aimed at preventing what backers call discrimination based on vaccine status. A fourth bill would prohibit questioning the sincerity of people claiming religious exemptions from vaccinations.

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