Although New York City ended its private sector COVID-19 vaccination mandate on November 1, 2022, private employers in New York City (and throughout the state) still have the authority to decide whether or not to require their workers to be vaccinated. Any such requirements, however, must comply with federal, state, and city employment discrimination laws.
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Warshawsky Law Firm Defeats Motion To Dismiss In Religious Exemption Lawsuit Against New York State Unified Court System
The Warshawsky Law Firm represents a New York State court officer, most recently assigned to the criminal court in Staten Island, who was terminated from her position after being denied a religious exemption to the court system’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. The officer objected to the COVID-19 vaccine based on well-recognized Christian religious principles, including the
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Warshawsky Law Firm Dedicated To Fighting COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption Lawsuits
At the Warshawsky Law Firm, we have dedicated a substantial portion of our practice to representing employees whose requests for religious and/or medical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccination policies have been denied. We are firmly opposed to all efforts, whether by governments or businesses, to require any persons to take this experimental and dangerous “vaccine” as
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Warshawsky Law Firm Files More Religious Exemption Lawsuits
At the Warshawsky Law Firm, we are committed to representing employees whose requests for religious and medical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccination mandates have been denied. Despite some recent loosening of the strict vaccination requirements for certain public and private sector employees, much work remains to be done to vindicate the rights of employees who lost
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Warshawsky Law Firm Files Religious Exemption Lawsuits
At The Warshawsky Law Firm we are firmly committed to fighting back against unjust and dangerous COVID-19 “vaccine” mandates. While other law firms are challenging the mandates on constitutional and statutory grounds – efforts we applaud and support – our focus is representing workers who seek religious and/or medical exemptions to the covid vaccine. We
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Message To The Public About Using The EEOC Public Portal: You Should Hire A Lawyer
As an attorney handling legal challenges to denials of requests for religious and/or medical exemptions to the covid “vaccine” mandates, I frequently hear frustrating stories of how people have tried to file complaints on their own with the EEOC – which is a prerequisite for filing a lawsuit in court under Title VII or the
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Warshawsky Law Firm Represents Employees Whose COVID-19 “Vaccine” Religious and Medical Exemption Requests Have Been Denied
In response to the COVID-19 “vaccine” mandates now being implemented by public and private employers throughout New York, thousands of employees have been applying for religious and/or medical exemptions to the vax. Based on recent news reports, some of these requests are being granted, but the vast majority of them are being denied – leading
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Warshawsky Law Firm Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
The COVID-19 vaccine mandates currently being issued by federal, state, and local governments, as well as private businesses, represent the greatest act of domestic tyranny in our lifetimes. The Warshawsky Law Firm stands with all freedom-loving Americans who will not kowtow to authority and are prepared to fight for their rights. Our position is that
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Warshawsky Law Firm Statement On COVID-19
Since March 2020, when California, New York, and other states started issuing “stay at home” orders and mandating the closure of “nonessential” businesses and activities, the country has been in an unprecedented period of government-enforced “lockdown” to address the threat of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 is a deadly pathogen that can cause fatal illness,
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Steven M. Warshawsky Argues Excessive Force Appeal Before 2nd Circuit
On Friday, March 13, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard oral argument in the case of Thomas Girbes-Pierce v. City of New York, et al., an excessive force case involving the unlawful use of pepper spray by an NYPD officer. The Warshawsky Law Firm represents the plaintiff, who alleges that during a
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