Iowa Code 94.2 – COVID-19 vaccination requirements by employers — waiver
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An employer that requires an employee to receive a COVID-19 vaccine shall waive the requirement if the employee, or, if the employee is a minor, the employee’s parent or legal guardian, requests a waiver and submits either of the following to the employer:
1. A statement that receiving the vaccine would be injurious to the health and well-being of the employee or an individual residing with the employee.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 94.2
- Employee: includes an applicant for employment. See Iowa Code 94.1
- Employer: means a person, as defined in chapter 4, who employs an individual in this state for wages. See Iowa Code 94.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
2. A statement that receiving the vaccine would conflict with the tenets and practices of a religion of which the employee is an adherent or member.