INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- An Indiana business group has prevailed, for now, as state legislators consider whether to limit efforts to force businesses to implement vaccine mandates among their employees.
Indiana lawmakers were supposed to have a special meeting Monday on a proposal that would prevent businesses from making their own decisions on whether to require employees to have COVID shots. The legislators backed off, for now, but could take up the measure again at the beginning of next year.
Indiana Chamber of Commerce CEO Kevin Brinegar said his organization does not take a position on whether COVID vaccinations are good or bad for business, the Northwest Indiana Times reported. But the Chamber doesn’t want state government to handcuff companies that want to require employees to be vaccinated and it doesn’t want the federal government to force companies to mandate vaccinations.
"We do not support federal regulations that mandate vaccinations or state laws that prohibit vaccinations, and we will vigorously fight any legislation in this area," Brinegar said during a Nov. 15 luncheon at the Conrad Hotel in Indianapolis.
He went on to say the vaccine is "widely available and free to employees, which is why we feel employers shouldn’t have to pay for those who opt to not take the vaccine and instead undergo weekly testing...We continue to stress that employers are in the best position to make decisions on vaccination requirements that impact their work forces and work environment."
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