Opinion Number: 2021-097 Requestor: Claggett, Patrick

Can the federal government legally require mandatory vaccines for businesses with one hundred or more employees?  RESPONSE:  I must respectfully decline to render an opinion in response to your question because this matter is currently being litigated.  It is the longstanding policy of the Attorney General's office, as a member of the executive branch, to decline to issue opinions on matters that are pending before the courts.

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