[FreeReign]

In a republic, you have to get that version passed into law. Montana did. Other States are working on versions like that, but you have to get them through the elected body. Your whims don’t magically appear into law.

The default position is no mandate.

There is no mandate law nor should there be. Their "whims" aren't law.

[TexasGurl24]

The plain reality is that WVU was going to fire employees. The only protection that employees currently have is Title VII and the ADA.

Both of those have work arounds for employers who are adamant about imposing mandates.

State laws like this, especially a check-the-box, version like this, are much more difficult for employers to weasel out of.

Winning this battle and then moving forward is the correct move, rather than throwing the baby out with the bathwater.