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The New York state court system has fired 103 employees and banned four judges from courthouses for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
New York state court administrators said Wednesday that 103 employees have been fired and another 12 resigned or retired after they failed to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Four unvaccinated judges also face possible misconduct claims, including Judge Jenny Rivera on the state's high court.
The New York State Unified Court System "disparaged and rejected" the religious beliefs of court employees when it denied their exemption requests from the system's COVID-19 vaccination requirement, a group of court reporters alleged Tuesday in a federal lawsuit.