The NBA in court. According to Reutersthe Great League is being sued by three referees who claim it fired them after they refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19 because of their religious beliefs.
In a lawsuit filed this weekend in federal court in Manhattan, Kenny Mauer, Mark Ayotte and Jason Phillips claim the NBA improperly enforced compliance with its ” hygiene standards and erroneously concluded that their religious objections did not meet his ” strict standards » in terms of vaccination.
According to the plaintiffs, the ultimatum ” jabs (word used to designate the vaccine) or job of the league led to their suspension for the 2021/22 season. A league which they say has refused to reinstate them despite lifting the vaccination requirement for the current season.
” Had the NBA not taken the initiative to force conscientious objectors to adhere to secular standards, none of the harm complained of by the petitioners would have occurred. In Summary: The Complainants Were Persecuted “Wrote the authors of the complaint, who claim payment of wages and damages for damage to reputation and moral injury.
The three referees in question have each officiated for more than 15 years on the NBA courts. Including 35 years for Kenny Mauer who had already spoken on the issue last February.
” I’m not ashamed of my approach. In fact, I’m very proud of what I do, very proud of my faith. I am no different from a truck driver, a teacher, a health care worker, a construction worker or whatever. Whether for medical or religious reasons, they do not want to be vaccinated. And now they are forced to do it, otherwise they will lose their jobs. It’s a shame “, he had denounced.
For the record, he explained that he had discovered that the vaccines had been developed from fetal cells from abortion, which prevented him from being vaccinated as a Catholic.
