The Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs continues to fight the LA County Board of Supervisors over who has the authority to enforce the county employee vaccine mandate - the board, or Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
, who has said he will not enforce the county's mandate due to the adverse impact on his ability to ensure public safety.LA County, not Sheriff Villanueva, will now have power to enforce LASD vaccine mandate
The first suit is still pending trial. While declining to comment on the court action, a representative for the county previously said extensive steps have been taken during the pandemic "to keep the public and employees safe and the vaccination policy is an essential public health measure intended to protect employees and the public we serve."
On Friday, the association filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming that after the filing of the union's first case, the county then began the process of amending its local law to give its personnel director the authority to discipline ALADS members for alleged non-compliance with the mandatory vaccination policy.
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