For 11 years, including during the initial days of the COVID-19 outbreak, Josh Sattley served the community of Beverly Hills as a Firefighter and Paramedic. Now, because he refused to comply with a vaccine mandate for religious reasons, Sattley has been relieved of duty without pay. The Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement Order (pdf) took effect as of 11:59 pm on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, and applies to (among many others) “emergency medical technicians (EMTs), EMT—paramedics” and “prehospital care personnel.” Employees were told they “must have received either their single dose of a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine regimen or their second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine regime by September 30, 2021.” Sattley said he and his fellow firefighters first heard about the vaccine mandate on Aug. 14. However, at the time, there was no formal policy in place. On Aug. 16, Sattley had a meeting with Beverly Hills Fire Chief Greg …