20% of LAPD officers, civilian employees say they won’t take Covid-19 vaccine

Re:20% of LAPD officers, civilian employees say they won’t t... by jeffbee on Monday January 11, 2021 @12:06AM (#25724779)

Presumably 20% of LAPD officers will find themselves on unpaid leave.

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Re:20% of LAPD officers, civilian employees say they won’t t... by grecy on Monday January 11, 2021 @12:39AM (#25725029)

Do you think it will be legal for any employer to force leave (or dismissal) if a person refuses to take the vaccine?

.. that sounds like a dangerous road to go down.

Australia has tried to "force" vaccines for years - if kids are vaccinated the parents get worse tax breaks, kids can't goto daycare or elementary school, etc. but AFAIK it's not a "legal" requirement, and nobody can be terminated from employment.

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Re:20% of LAPD officers, civilian employees say they won’t t... by nradov on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:15AM (#25725294)

Does their union contract allow for that type of disciplinary action?

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Re:20% of LAPD officers, civilian employees say they won’t t... by kelnos on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:11AM (#25725261)

Aside from the legal/ethical implications a sibling outlined, I just kinda think it mostly doesn't matter that much.

People who have been vaccinated themselves will not care if the police they have to interact with are vaccinated or not (well, 95%ish not care).

People who have not been vaccinated should err on the side of assuming anyone they come in contact with is not vaccinated (and is possibly infected) anyway, and should take precautions.

No, that's not perfect, because precautions can still fail to work, but it's not absolutely the worst either.

On the flip side, I don't think it would be unreasonable to have police (etc.) who refuse the vaccine temporarily reassigned to roles that limit their interaction with the public.

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