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Teacher Wins Her Backpay and Religious Exemption in the Second Department Appellate Division

August 9, 2025 Betsy Combier 0

Jennifer LaBarbera has won her backpay after being denied a religious exemption from being vaccinated against COVID-19. The Second Department also gave little support to the lawless waiver provided by the NYC Department of Education […]

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Teacher Wins Her Backpay and Religious Exemption in the Second Department Appellate Division August 9, 2025
Jennifer LaBarbera has won her backpay after being denied a religious exemption from being vaccinated against COVID-19. The Second Department also gave little support to the lawless waiver provided by the NYC Department of Education [...] The post Teacher Wins Her Backpay and Religious Exemption in the Second Department Appellate Division appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
Will The United States Supreme Court Rule on COVID Vaccine Mandates? August 8, 2025
Will the U.S. Supreme take up the issue of COVID-19 mandates and religious and medical freedom in the 2025-2026 term? I believe they will. They must. The lower courts are all over the place on [...] The post Will The United States Supreme Court Rule on COVID Vaccine Mandates? appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
Attorney General Pam Bondi Drops Case Against Utah Doctor Who Allegedly Sold Fake Vaccination Cards July 20, 2025
The story below reminds me what my mom used to say: “plus ca change, plus c’est le meme chose” Translated: “In 1849, French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote, “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” [...] The post Attorney General Pam Bondi Drops Case Against Utah Doctor Who Allegedly Sold Fake Vaccination Cards appeared first […]
Betsy Combier
Brian Smith Loses His Vaccine Exemption Case on Appeal July 4, 2025
The Appellate Courts of New York State Supreme Court are not where you want to be if you have a problem with the City of New York. The Appeals of decisions won in the lower [...] The post Brian Smith Loses His Vaccine Exemption Case on Appeal appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) Awards $500,000 To Alan Lien For Injuries Due To Flu Vaccine May 30, 2025
From Betsy Combier: Please make note of the following: COVID-19 vaccine lawsuits have emerged across a range of legal areas, including: Injury Compensation: Claims for injuries allegedly caused by the vaccine are handled through the Countermeasures Injury [...] The post The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) Awards $500,000 To Alan Lien For Injuries Due To Flu […]
Betsy Combier
The City of New York and the NYC Department of Education Never Intended on Honoring Requests For Religious Exemptions From Getting the COVID Vaccine By Municipal Workers May 28, 2025
Aimee, founder of Firsthand Media, has two podcasts that anyone interested in the COVID vaccine mandate in NYC should listen to: New York Mandate Firsthand Report Her reports are informative and she is a true [...] The post The City of New York and the NYC Department of Education Never Intended on Honoring Requests For […]
Betsy Combier
Children’s Health Defense: Americans Want Big Pharma Held Accountable For Vaccine Injuries May 24, 2025
On May 26, 2025, Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) announced a bombshell finding that “According to his records, Israeli health officials notified the CDC on February 28, 2021, of “large reports of myocarditis particularly in young [...] The post Children’s Health Defense: Americans Want Big Pharma Held Accountable For Vaccine Injuries appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
Why Amy Arundell Should Not Be Elected UFT President May 23, 2025
Amy Arundell running for President of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is a very frightening thought. If you read nothing else in this post, just read through the Transcript-Nov. 2 2021 call to an [...] The post Why Amy Arundell Should Not Be Elected UFT President appeared first on Advocatz.
Betsy Combier
Second Circuit Court of Appeals: Employers May Deny Reasonable Accommodations That Violate State Law March 2, 2025
Employers are not required to honor reasonable accommodations that violate state law This is another COVID-19 reasonable accommodation case. This plaintiff did not want to take the vaccine, claiming it violated her religious convictions. She [...] The post Second Circuit Court of Appeals: Employers May Deny Reasonable Accommodations That Violate State Law appeared first on […]
Betsy Combier
U.S. Supreme Court Poised To Rule in Favor of White Woman in Discrimination Case February 27, 2025
US Supreme Court seems poised to lower bar for ‘reverse discrimination’ suits By John Kruzel, Andrew Chung and Daniel Wiessner, Reuters, February 26, 2025 Summary Woman claims workplace bias because she is heterosexual Lower courts ruled against plaintiff in [...] The post U.S. Supreme Court Poised To Rule in Favor of White Woman in Discrimination Case appeared first on […]
Betsy Combier