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Nominee explains Law Department's approach to vaccine mandate cases
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Muriel Goode-Trufant explains the Law Department's approach to vaccine mandate cases, highlighting the complexities and different classifications of employees involved.
- She mentions recent cases pursued to the Court of Appeals
- Goode-Trufant explains that circumstances shifted during the pandemic, leading to different classifications of employees
- She emphasizes the importance of being prepared for future public health crises
Muriel Goode-Trufant
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We have, in fact, pursued, some cases, to the Court of Appeals.
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We recently, won, a case concerning, teachers.
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There is another pending case in the Court of Appeals.
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Because the circumstances shifted, from time to time during, the pandemic, there are different classifications of employees.
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Some who, did not follow initial orders, some who did not, work with the reasonable accommodation process.
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It is not a one size, fit all because, the circumstances of the individual employee does matter in evaluating, their situation.
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But what is important is to make certain that should the city have another crisis pandemic like we had with COVID, that we are able to keep the public as a whole
