Former Washington State Cougars football coach Nick Rolovich plans to take legal action against the university following his firing on Monday for failing to comply with the state's Covid-19 vaccine mandate, his attorney told CNN on Wednesday.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's proclamation required full vaccinations by this past Monday for most state employees.Calling the former head coach's firing"unjust and unlawful," Brian Fahling, Rolovich's attorney, said in a statement that the termination"came after Coach Rolovich's request for a religious exemption from the vaccine was denied by the University.
""While I have made my own decision," Rolovich said then,"I respect that every individual -- including our coaches, staff and student-athletes -- can make his or her own decision regarding the COVID-19 vaccine."Rolovich's attorney alleges that Washington State Athletic Director Pat Chun was going to fire the coach in the spring.
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