Arbitrator Rules in Favor of Massachusetts State Troopers Suspended for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccination

State troopers in Massachusetts were wrongly suspended for refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, an arbitrator has ruled.

A nurse prepares a COVID-19 vaccine in Sydney, Australia on Oct. 3, 2021. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

Police officials in Massachusetts wrongly suspended eight state troopers over a refusal to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, an arbitrator ruled on Aug. 4.

The troopers sought exemptions from the mandate because of their religious beliefs, but officials rejected the requests, leading to the suspensions.