Employee Rights and Freedoms Act

Bill: 117-hr-4884
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2021-07-30
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Employee Rights and Freedoms Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits employers from requiring job applicants or employees to undergo a medical procedure, including a vaccine. An individual may bring a civil claim in an appropriate U.S. district court to enforce this restriction.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4884 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2021 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To restrict employers from requiring an employee or an applicant for employment with such employer to undertake a medical procedure, including a vaccine, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Rights and Freedoms Act . 2. Restriction on mandatory medical procedures (a) In general It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require an employee, or an applicant for employment with such employer, to undertake a medical procedure, including a vaccine. (b) Exemption An employee, or an applicant for employment, required to undertake a medical procedure, including a vaccine, shall be exempted from such procedure because of such employee’s firmly held belief. (c) Accommodations An employer with an employee, or an applicant for employment, exempted under subsection (b) shall provide such employee or applicant with reasonable accommodations to enable such employee or applicant to continue to perform the essential functions of the employment position that such employee or applicant holds or desires. (d) Private right of action An individual who is aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring a civil action in an appropriate Federal district court of competent jurisdiction.