State workers in Spokane file lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Multiple state workers in Spokane have filed a lawsuit over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The COVID-19 vaccine mandate proclamation was issued by Wash. Gov. Jay Inslee on Sept. 27, 2021. The proclamation stated that all healthcare, education and state employees must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18, or they could be terminated. The 19 state workers who filed the lawsuit cited that the mandate violates their contract between workers and the state. Plaintiffs listed on the lawsuit include three firefighters, nine employees at Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), three employees at the Washington State Patrol (WSP) and four employees at Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and one health care worker in Spokane County. Read more: https://www.krem.com/article/news/hea...