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San Francisco must rehire Christian employees fired for refusing COVID shot: court

A federal appeals court has ruled that the city of San Francisco, California, must rehire employees who lost their jobs because of their refusal to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, reversing a lower court decision. #COVID19 #Religiousliberty #California #SanFrancisco

SanFranciscomustrehireChristianemployeesfiredforrefusingCOVIDshot:courtByRyanFoley,ChristianPostReporterMonday,February03,2025SanFranciscoBayandtheGoldenGatebridge|iStock/TakakoPhillipsAfederalappealscourthasruledthatthecityofSanFranciscomustrehireemployeeswhowerefiredfromtheirjobsbecausetheyrefusedtotaketheCOVID-19shot,reversingalowercourtdecision. InaunanimousrulingissuedThursday,athree-judgepanelontheUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheNinthCircuitruledthatSanFranciscomustrehireemployeeswhowereterminatedfromtheirjobsbecausetheydeclinedtocomplywithamandaterequiringallcityemployeestotaketheCOVID-19injection.Theappellantsinthecase,SelinaKeeneandMelodyFountila,objectedtotakingtheCOVID-19shotonreligiousgrounds. WhileKeeneandFountilawerelistedastheappellants,more