Law firm sues Montana over law banning vaccine mandates

A Montana law firm is suing the state over a rule that bans businesses from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for their employees.

This is the second lawsuit challenging the only law in the U.S. that prevents employers from mandating workers get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Netzer Law Office, which has five employees and locations in Sidney and Billings, said the law passed earlier this year by the Republican-controlled Legislature interferes with the business’s “choice in determining how best to provide a safe and healthy environment.” The law office is represented in the suit by Joel Krautter, a former Republican state lawmaker.

The law — which applies to all vaccinations — says that requiring vaccines as a condition of employment is discriminatory and violates the state’s human rights laws.

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