A New York State Supreme Court ordered all New York city employees who were fired for not being vaccinated against COVID-19 to be reinstated with back pay.
The court found that “being vaccinated does not prevent an individual from contracting or transmitting COVID-19.”
New York city mayor, Eric Adams claimed earlier this year that his administration would not rehire employees who had been fired over their vaccination status.
The city fired roughly 1,700 employees for being unvaccinated earlier this year after the city adopted a vaccine mandate under former Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Many of those fired were police officers and firefighters.
New York city mayor officially exempts athletes, performers from COVID-19 vax mandate.
FDNY-Uniformed firefighters association president Andrew Ansbro and FDNY-Uniformed fire officers association president, Lt. James McCarthy condemned Adams earlier this year after the mayor allowed an exception to the vaccine mandate for athletes and performers, even as firefighters were still being fired over their status.
