Fired over vaccine refusal? Noncompete nullified, GOP bill proposes

Published November 3, 2021 4:00pm ET



A Republican bill introduced in the House on Wednesday proposes that any employee fired for refusal to take a coronavirus vaccine would be freed from any noncompete agreement signed with their employer.

New York Rep. Claudia Tenney is the lead sponsor of the bill, dubbed the Employment Freedom for All Act, which was shared with the Washington Examiner ahead of introduction. It is partner legislation to the Health Freedom for All Act, a bill to prevent the Biden administration from enacting its planned vaccine mandates on private businesses.

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