NEW YORK—Late in 2021 New York City schoolteachers who refused to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate were placed on unpaid leave by the Department of Education. Almost all who submitted a religious or medical exemption were denied, which led to arbitration between the two groups.
The arbitration agreement provided a religious or medical exemption.
However, Jimmy Wayne, a Brooklyn-based attorney who represents several unvaccinated city employees, feels the DOE is not acting in good faith.
“The DOE is being dishonest because they have no intention of giving these people the opportunity to apply for a religious accommodation,” he told The Epoch Times….