THAT THOUSANDS OF EMPLOYEES WILL
BE ALLOWED TO SKIP
BACK WHEN COVID-19 VACCINES
BECAME ASKED FOR
>>
>> MICHAEL AND KATHY, YOU’LL REMEMBER THERE WAS
RESISTANCE TO THE VACCINE
MANDATE FROM THOUSANDS OF L.A.
CITY
POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS
WHO TOLD US A YEAR AGO THEY
WOULD NEVER GET THE VACCINATION.
NOW THAT THE CITY HAS FORMALLY
ENDED THE PANDEMIC STATE OF
EMERGENCY, THE I-TEAM HAS LEARNED IT’S ENDING ITS FIGHT
WITH EMPLOYEES AND HAVE MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS
REASONS FOR AVOIDING
VACCINATIONS.
MORE THAN 4,000 CITY WORKERS
WILL BE NOTIFIED THAT THEIR
PENDING REQUESTS FOR MEDICAL OR
RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS FROM THE COVID-19
AUTOMATICALLY AND RETROACTIVELY
BEEN GRANTED.
EVEN EMPLOYEES IN THE BEING FIRED FOR REFUSING THE
VACCINE OR FAILING TO
EXEMPTION ARE NOW OFF THE HOOK.
>> I’VE JUST SEEN IT. I’M NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT
CHANCE TO TALK
>> Reporter: CITY COUNCIL
PRESIDENT DIDN’T TALK ABOUT THE
MAJOR
SEVERAL OTHERS ON THE COUNCIL SAID NO COMMENT.
THE I-TEAM RECEIVED THIS INTERNAL MEMO THAT SAID
EFFECTIVE EXISTING REQUESTS PENDING AS OF
JANUARY
AND
ADMINISTRATIVELY ALLOWED.
THE CITY’S MANDATE REQUIRED WORKERS TO GET
THEY COULD PROVE A
CONDITION. MORE THAN 5,000 OF
REQUESTS WERE STILL PENDING AS
OF THIS WEEK. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL CITY
SOURCES, AT LEAST 85 EMPLOYEES
HAVE BEEN FIRED IN THE LAST YEAR
FOR OTHER
FROM NOT TAKING PART IN THE
REGISTRATION AND
PROGRAM. >> Reporter: IT STILL EXISTS ON
PAPER AND WILL APPLY
HIRED EMPLOYEES. THEY CAN ASK FOR AN EXTENSION.
THE REASON
THE CITY TIED THE NEED FOR
MANDATORY VACCINES
PANDEMIC STATE OF EMERGENCY.
THE COUNCIL VOTED TO END THE
STATE OF EMERGENCY ON
31st. WITH THE END OF THE EMERGENCY,
SO COMES THE END OF THE