NYC’s Unvaccinated Teachers Need to Waive Right to Sue for 1 Year of Health Benefits

NYC’s Unvaccinated Teachers Need to Waive Right to Sue for 1 Year of Health Benefits
Teachers and others protesting against vaccination mandates in front of the Department of Education building in Brooklyn, New York City, on Oct. 4, 2021. Petr Svab/The Epoch Times
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Aside from being put on unpaid leave, New York City teachers who’ve declined to get the COVID-19 vaccine won’t be allowed to keep their health benefits for another year unless they give up their right to sue the city over its vaccine mandate.

This condition was the result of an arbitration invoked by the city’s largest teachers union, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). The union touted the arbitration verdict as a victory that forced the city to acknowledge medical and religious exemptions to the vaccination. It also allowed the teachers to take a year of unpaid leave with continued health care coverage or voluntarily resign with unused sick days paid out and a year of continued health insurance.

Petr Svab
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Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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