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Despite the lack of class certification, the teachers’ attorney Sujata Gibson stated the ruling opens the door for all other teachers denied religious accommodation to obtain relief

NYC Teachers Win Jobs Back After Refusing COVID Shot




NEW YORK CITY, NY – The New York Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that 10 New York City teachers previously fired for refusing the COVID-19 shot according to their religious convictions must be reinstated effective immediately. The Court’s order stated the city denied the teachers’ religious accommodations in an “arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable” manner awarding not just their jobs back but also all backpay, seniority, benefits, and attorney’s fees.

The Court’s ruling stated that in October 2021, New York City officials mandated the shot for all Department of Education (DOE) employees and initially allowed no consideration for religious exemptions. When the city’s mandate was temporarily blocked in court, the city then instituted an accommodation policy only to later deny nearly 7,000 religious accommodation requests with the same auto-generated email. Then the city convened a panel to give “fresh consideration” to the requests they previously denied. However, the panel reviewed only 600 of the requests and upheld their denials. The panel cited that the accommodations would place an “undue hardship” on the city.
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