Waiting for the start of a meeting of the SC House Ways and Means Committee, which is taking up legislation to bar private employers from enforcing vaccine mandates.
The bill was strongly condemned by the state's business community in a statement yesterday.
The bill was strongly condemned by the state's business community in a statement yesterday.
Hearing has started after a 26 minute delay. Tuesday's subcommittee amendment has been adopted by Ways and Means on party lines.
Watch this space for highlights. #SCPol
Watch this space for highlights. #SCPol
Under an additional amendment now being discussed, non-employee vendors will also be covered.
Workers fired for not being vaccinated would also have the ability to seek compensation for their court costs, legal fees -- similar to the state's worker's compensation statutes.
Workers fired for not being vaccinated would also have the ability to seek compensation for their court costs, legal fees -- similar to the state's worker's compensation statutes.
Interesting discussion here.
Chairman Murrell Smith said if this passes, requiring a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment would still be allowed, but you ultimately can't terminate someone for not being vaccinated if an employer does choose to hire them.
Chairman Murrell Smith said if this passes, requiring a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment would still be allowed, but you ultimately can't terminate someone for not being vaccinated if an employer does choose to hire them.
"We're imposing conditions of employment after they're already employed?" asks Rep. Danning.
"That's correct," Smith responds.
"That's correct," Smith responds.
SC is an at-will state. Would this impact that?
"We're not altering at-will status," Smith said.
One of the few exemptions to at-will employment in this state are public policy decisions, like seeking worker's compensation or accepting jury duty. This would be treated similar.
"We're not altering at-will status," Smith said.
One of the few exemptions to at-will employment in this state are public policy decisions, like seeking worker's compensation or accepting jury duty. This would be treated similar.
That amendment has been adopted.
Bill passes, 12-6 with one abstention. Bannister was absent.
We have a Rules Committee meeting at noon to talk process.
We have a Rules Committee meeting at noon to talk process.
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