Thu Nov 4, 2021 – 5:20 pm EDT
SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (LifeSiteNews) — A Louisiana court ruled that the state’s largest healthcare system may not force its employees to get the COVID-19 jab at least until the legality of the mandate is formally resolved.
The panel of three judges on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Shreveport issued a temporary restraining order on October 28, blocking Ochsner Health System from firing or disciplining any of its 32,000 employees who have refused to comply with the system’s COVID-19 injection requirement.
The decision, which came only a day before the mandate was set to take effect, was issued in response to a lawsuit filed by a group of Oschner employees who would have faced discipline or termination if the court had not moved to stall enforcement of the requirement.
The deadline has arrived for all Oschner Health employees to be vaccinated, but an appeals court ruling issued Thursday protects a group of health care workers in North Louisiana who are challenging the mandate from being disciplined or fired. https://t.co/9CsralEJUw
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The lawsuit was brought forward by some 39 Oschner employees,
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