Louisiana Supreme Court Rules Hospital Can Fire Employees Who Refuse Vaccine

A dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is drawn up to be administered at a hospital in a file photo. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images

The highest court in the state of Louisiana upheld a hospital COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees, ruling that a top hospital can fire employees that do not comply with its policy.

“This court finds Employer is entitled to terminate Employees for failure to comply with the vaccine mandate,” said the unanimous court decision, authored by Chief Justice John Weimer in a ruling (pdf) Friday.