New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday, Nov. 5, announced that the city will offer a second opportunity to employees who were terminated for failing to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The mandate, first issued in 2021 under the previous mayoral administration, required city employees to be vaccinated. Terminated workers can return to city service in their former civil service titles and at their former salaries.
Adams, who will leave office on Jan. 20 when a new mayor is sworn in, said this policy will apply to terminated employees in all mayoral agencies. It also applies at New York City Public Schools and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)…