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Labor/Employment,
Constitutional Law,
Civil Litigation

Dec. 7, 2021

LA firefighters denied injunction on vaccine mandate

According to the ruling, the plaintiffs pushed for an opt-out provision where firefighters could decline to receive vaccinations, submitting instead to weekly COVID-19 testing. However, the city contended that the ordinance did not facially allow for an opt-out.

In the latest legal blow against Los Angeles firefighters battling COVID-19 vaccine mandates, a county Superior Court judge denied a motion for preliminary injunction against an ordinance requiring city employees to report their vaccination status.

The ruling on Friday struck down a complaint filed by the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, IAFF Local 112, on Nov. 8 asking for injunctive relief from the ordinance. United Firefight...

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