Over half a dozen restaurants in Minneapolis have banded together in a joint suit levied at Mayor Jacob Frey this week over recently instated vaccine mandates.
The city announced on Jan. 12 that any establishment that serves food indoors will need to check for proof that their patrons have received the vaccine or have procured a negative test in the last 72 hours.
UNITED STATES - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is given a tour of the Capitol by Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., right, and Tina Smith, D-Minn. The order went into effect Wednesday, prompting legal action from restaurants who have alleged the mayor has overstepped his authority, reported a local"Minneapolis bars and restaurants are being used as pawns to further Mayor Frey’s agenda of pushing for and convincing the public to get vaccinated," the complaint read, accusing the emergency resolution of being "calculated" in pushing a vaccine agenda.
"Whether the end being sought is noble, the scheme is forcing restaurants and bars to lose additional patrons and business that have already been reduced over the past two years and incur new costs and burdens to enforce the requirements," the complaint added. The plaintiffs in theinclude Bright Red Group, LLC, owners of Smack Shack, 90’s Minneapolis, LLC, which owns The Gay 90’s, PJ. Hafiz Club Management, Inc.
The restaurants have called on the Hennepin County Fourth Judicial Court to find Frey’s emergency vaccine order "null and void," arguing it has restricted their rights as restaurant owners. Fox Business could not immediately reach the mayor’s office for comment.
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