LA won’t have to pay firefighters who refuse vaccine during termination proceedings, judge rules – By City News Service (Los Angeles Daily News) / December 21, 2021
LOS ANGELES — A judge Tuesday denied a preliminary injunction sought by a group of Los Angeles firefighters who sued the city, asking to be paid pending due process hearings before possible termination for refusing to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Saying the balance of harms weighed against granting their request, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael P. Linfield issued his final ruling a day after hearing arguments in the lawsuit filed Sept. 17 by the nonprofit Firefighters4Freedom Foundation.
The group alleged the city’s directive, among other things, violates their members’ constitutionally protected right to privacy.
After hearing arguments, Linfield, speaking before an audience that included some firefighters, took the case under submission and issued his decision Tuesday morning.
