TOPEKA —The&nbsp; Kansas Legislature’s Special Committee on Government Overreach and the Impact of COVID-19 Mandates is holding an informational hearing on the legislation to require Kansas businesses&nbsp;to exempt workers from mandates if the employee has medical advice to not be vaccinated or has “sincerely held” religious beliefs opposing the vaccination.

The second proposed bill would&nbsp;allow employees who lose their jobs because they refuse to be vaccinated or to wear a face mask to receive unemployment benefits.

On Thursday, Republican lawmakers succeeded in forcing a Thanksgiving-week special session of the Kansas Legislature to consider financially protecting workers who refuse to comply with federal vaccine mandates.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/11/1636743481166.jpeg" alt="The government overreach committee heard members of the public for and against the vaccine mandates during Friday hearing." />
                        <figcaption>The government overreach committee heard members of the public for and against the vaccine mandates during Friday hearing.</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>TOPEKA —The&nbsp; Kansas Legislature’s Special Committee on Government Overreach and the Impact of COVID-19 Mandates is holding an informational hearing on the legislation to require Kansas businesses&nbsp;to exempt workers from mandates if the employee has medical advice to not be vaccinated or has “sincerely held” religious beliefs opposing the vaccination.</p><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LW-B7s9kMcs" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><p>The second proposed bill would&nbsp;allow employees who lose their jobs because they refuse to be vaccinated or to wear a face mask to receive unemployment benefits.</p><p>On Thursday, Republican lawmakers succeeded in forcing a Thanksgiving-week special session of the Kansas Legislature to consider financially protecting workers who refuse to comply with federal vaccine mandates.</p>

🎥Kan. legislative committee meeting on impact of COVID mandates