City of Los Angeles employees who left or were fired for failing to comply with the city’s 2021 vaccination policy can now reapply for their positions.
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to create a path back to work to help about 86 affected workers.
The council also voted Tuesday to lift the city’s policy requiring municipal employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Council members unanimously approved an ordinance to end the vaccination policy for all current and future city employees retroactive to June 2, as recommended by the city’s Executive Employee Relations Committee.
Employees who left or were fired because of the policy can reapply for their positions, but there is no guarantee they will get them. The department management would handle the hiring process as usual.
The city of Los Angeles lifted its state of emergency in February 2023 due to COVID-19. eliminated the COVID-19 testing requirement for unvaccinated Los Angeles city workers.
In May 2023, the federal government also announced an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
In 2023, several Southern California cities phased out their requirements for employee vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, including Long Beach, San Diego and Pasadena. Additionally, Los Angeles County, Orange County and the University of California system, as well as the Los Angeles Unified School District, have also ended this requirement.
