Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shared his thoughts on the recent New York Supreme Court decision to reinstate employees who were fired for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine; the court found that being vaccinated does not stop the spread of the virus.
“The N.Y. Supreme Court struck down the COVID regime’s vaccine mandates and ordered the reinstatement of unvaxxed employees with back pay,” said DeSantis in a tweet. “In Florida, no one had to choose between a job and a jab — I’m glad it’s finally like that in New York.”
The NY Supreme Court struck down the COVID regime's vaccine mandates and ordered the reinstatement of unvaxxed employees with back pay.
In Florida, no one had to choose between a job and a jab – I'm glad it's finally like that in New York.
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) October 26, 2022
From The Hill:
Judge Ralph Porzio, who sits on the New York Supreme Court in Staten Island, ruled on Tuesday that the city’s health commissioner could not change the workers’ terms of employment, also referencing President Biden saying “the pandemic is over” and Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) ending New York’s state of emergency.
“The vaccination mandate for City employees was not just about safety and public health; it was about compliance,” Porzio wrote, also ruling that the mandate violated the employees’ equal protection rights.
“If it was about safety and public health, unvaccinated workers would have been placed on leave the moment the order was issued,” he continued. “If it was about safety and public health, the Health Commissioner would have issued city-wide mandates for vaccination for all residents.”
“There is nothing in the record to support the rationality of keeping a vaccination mandate for public employees, while vacating the mandate for private sector employees or creating a carveout for certain professions, like athletes, artists and performers,” Porzio ruled. “This is clearly an arbitrary and capricious action because we are dealing with identical unvaccinated people being treated differently by the same administrative agency.”
Judge orders NYC to reinstate workers fired for not complying with COVID vaccine mandate https://t.co/qh8SZr7ONT pic.twitter.com/Z4CqALRjmI
— The Hill (@thehill) October 26, 2022
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