LAPD employees sue city over vaccine and mask mandates

Six Los Angeles Police Department employees are suing the city for its vaccine and mask mandate, claiming it violates their constitutional right to privacy. The group of employees is also suing LAPD Chief Michael Moore and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who mandated on July 27 that all city employees must be vaccinated or take weekly COVD-19 tests.

The suit alleges the vaccine mandate ignores studies about COVID-19 immunity from antibodies and that the city does not provide a way for people who have recovered from COVID-19 to show antibody test results. According to court documents, several of the employees involved in the suit have antibodies, which indicate they may have some level of protection against the virus.