TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 18, 2021

Tennessee businesses are beginning to seek exemptions from the vaccine mandate ban passed by the state legislature in the COVID special session, WKRN reports. Under the new law, entities looking to maintain or implement a vaccine requirement must be granted permission from the comptroller’s office. More than 10 businesses have been approved so far, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, the University of Tennessee system, Vanderbilt University and Crockett County Ambulance Services. To qualify for an exemption, businesses must have received a federal contract, be a federal subcontractor or have a post-secondary education grant. According to reporting, state leaders are estimating up to 7,000 businesses or entities could apply for the exemption.