ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - A new Missouri law will protect businesses and religious organizations, schools and others from liability when someone in their midst catches COVID-19. The bill was signed into law by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson in Fenton, Mo. Wednesday morning.
Senate Bill 51 makes it harder to sue your employer or local house of worship if you believe that's where the virus spread to you. Plaintiffs would have to prove recklessness or willful misconduct caused exposure to COVID–19, and that it resulted in personal injury to the plaintiff.
Health care providers would also be shielded from most COVID-19 lawsuits unless someone can prove a patient was injured by the same kind of intentional and reckless misconduct.
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The bill, which goes into effect Aug. 28, says this act "shall not be construed to require or mandate a vaccine."
The bill does not address vaccine manufacturers, which are already protected from liability under federal law.
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