LOS ANGELES: "A longtime engineer with Los Angeles Fire Department says he got fired for not electing to take the coronavirus vaccine. "I love my job," said Matt Mammone, now-former LA city firefighter. Thursday marked a difficult day for Mammone, who served with LAFD for nearly 15 years. He was fired by the department over his vaccination status. Mammone did not file for a religious or medical exemption. The ex-firefighter and his attorney believed agreeing to a vaccine mandate was a breach of contract. Prior to the termination, Mammone had been on unpaid leave for about a year and a half before LAFD Board of Rights hearing.

LAFD issued the following statement in response to Mammone's situation:

"Per the vaccine ordinance adopted by city leaders. All city employees are mandated to either be fully vaccinated or file for an exemption. LAFD members who do not abide by the ordinance are granted their due process. Today, in the case of firefighter Matt Mammone, who decided to challenge the requirements of the condition of employment, the LAFD Board of Rights determined that Mammone be separated from the department."

On the same day Mammone was fired, LA Times published a bombshell report revealing firefighters with severe disciplinary issues being allowed to remain on the job."

https://www.foxla.com/news/longtime-la-firefighter-fired-for-not-getting-covid-19-vaccine

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