Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Sheriff Watkins said the fine is especially galling because Officer Phouang died at the start of the pandemic, before COVID was designated a work-related death

Up to 681 police employees could be placed on no-pay status should the city decide to enforce its mandate

One officer has been recovering in a hospital since late last year, Chief Michel Moore said

A local police union had decried the mandate, citing "an already critical shortage of state troopers”

The lawsuit alleges discrimination, including a policy that limits promotions to only vaccinated workers

Sheriff Alex Villanueva has refused to fire noncompliant deputies, calling mandates an “imminent threat” to staffing

Officer Lisa Sidenstick, who was in a medically induced coma for weeks, had to relearn everything from brushing her teeth to walking

In her ruling, Judge Christine Roach cited "an apparently free choice with no real alternative"

Union leaders condemned the decision as selective enforcement and a "double standard"

Under current state law, line-of-duty death benefits do not include COVID-19

“We’re not doing mass firings today,” said Mayor Lori Lightfoot after declaring Sunday the last day to comply with the mandate

The announcement comes after the city won another round in court in its legal battle with the Chicago FOP

Thousands of LAPD employees are still waiting for exemption reviews

Gov. Kate Brown will rescind an order that has required nearly 40,000 state employees to be vaccinated

A new bill aims to make it easier for families of loved ones to access line-of-duty benefits