{"id":105543,"date":"2021-12-07T06:21:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T14:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=105543"},"modified":"2021-12-07T06:30:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T14:30:07","slug":"lasd-union-lawsuit-says-supervisors-lack-authority-to-discipline-unvaccinated-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2021\/12\/07\/lasd-union-lawsuit-says-supervisors-lack-authority-to-discipline-unvaccinated-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"LASD union lawsuit says supervisors lack authority to discipline unvaccinated employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Badge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97692\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Badge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Badge.jpg 491w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Badge-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The union representing Los Angeles County sheriff&#8217;s deputies is asking a judge in to declare that the Board of Supervisors does not have legal authority to suspend or fire deputies for noncompliance with the county&#8217;s mandatory vaccination order.<\/p>\n<p>The Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs sued Los Angeles County on Friday, also seeking an award of attorneys&#8217; fees and costs associated with bringing the case to court. A representative for the county could not be immediately reached for comment on the Los Angeles Superior Court complaint.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-939304986\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5907184250\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Aug. 4, the Board of Supervisors established a mandatory vaccination policy requiring all county employees, including those\u00a0\u00a0employed by the sheriff&#8217;s department, to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. The board maintains it has the legal authority to subject those failing to comply to disciplinary action, including being fired.<\/p>\n<p>But according to the union&#8217;s suit, that disciplinary power rests exclusively with the sheriff; and the current holder of that office,<a href=\"https:\/\/lasd.org\/imminent-threat-to-public-safety-due-to-vaccine-mandates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Alex Villanueva,<\/strong> has said<\/a> he will not enforce the county&#8217;s vaccination policy due to the adverse impact on his ability to ensure public safety.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thus, the parties are in fundamental disagreement as to whether the county, acting through its Board of Supervisors, may impose disciplinary action on department employees,&#8221; the lawsuit states.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is imperative for ALADS and its represented employees to obtain the instant declaratory relief so that such represented employees may govern their conduct accordingly,&#8221; the suit states.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The union representing Los Angeles County sheriff&#8217;s deputies is asking a judge in to declare that the Board of Supervisors does not have legal authority to suspend or fire deputies for noncompliance with the county&#8217;s mandatory vaccination order. 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