On Monday, employees of the City of Gainesville were surprised when attorneys for their employer filed a motion asking the judge to change her decision, saying she'd applied the "Wrong legal standard" when ruling that the city couldn't require vaccines.
Two weeks ago, Judge Monica Brasington of the Eighth Circuit Court, blocked the City of Gainesville from disciplining or firing employees that don't prove they've had the vaccine.
Days later, the State of Florida sent the city a letter warning it was in violation of the new state law that prohibits governments from requiring proof of vaccination or recovery from COVID-19.
An email to city employees followed, saying the vaccination requirement would be dropped, along with requirements to wear masks and for citizens to wear masks when in the presence of city employees.
City workers breathed a sigh of relief-until Monday, when the city signaled it still plans to fight it out in court.
By Tuesday morning, in addition to the vaccination fight in Gainesville, he was leading, or helping with, 13 other cases challenging vaccine mandates or school mask mandates in Florida, Georgia, California, and South Carolina.
City of Gainesville spokeswoman Shelby Taylor declined to say how many of the city's 2,200 employees could be in jeopardy if the city prevails in its newest case filing.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/lawsuits-to-stop-vaccine-and-mask-mandates-accelerate_4035214.html
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