A longtime Long Beach Harbor Department employee has settled his lawsuit that alleged the city refused to accommodate him for his religious objection to the 2021 city employee coronavirus vaccination and testing mandates.
Plaintiff Jeremy Groves, a Christian Scientist, said in his Los Angeles Superior Court suit that the alleged religious discrimination and retaliation forced him to take a stress-related leave of absence, resulting in lost income and retirement benefits. On Jan. 30, Groves’ attorneys filed court papers with Judge Robert B. Broadbelt notifying him of an “unconditional” resolution of the lawsuit.
The matter was settled for $35,000, according to Long Beach Deputy City Attorney Shooka Dadashzadeh, who declined to disclose any further terms of the deal.
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In their court papers, attorneys for the city denied Groves’ allegations and said the city’s conduct was privileged, justified and undertaken in good faith in accordance with the City Charter, the Municipal Code as well as civil service and departmental rules and regulations…