Florida fines Leon County $3.57 million for violating 'vaccine passport' law

[Nevilledog]

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BREAKING: Florida health officials are fining Leon County $3.57 million for violating its “vaccine passport” law by mandating COVID shots for its employees https://bit.ly/3Auis9e
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9:36 AM · Oct 12, 2021

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Florida fined Leon County $3.57 million Tuesday for violating the disputed “vaccine passport” law by mandating COVID shots for its employees, the first such penalty issued by the state.

The move by the Florida Department of Health comes a day after the Orlando Sentinel published the list of agencies and businesses being investigated by the state for violating the law, signed earlier this year by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Leon County, home to the state capital of Tallahassee, was the final entry on that list. The health department said the $5,000 per violation fine was issued because the county required 714 employees to be vaccinated and fired 14 for refusing.

“It is unacceptable that Leon County violated Florida law, infringed on current and former employees’ medical privacy, and fired loyal public servants because of their personal health decisions,” read a statement attached to the health department notice, first reported by E.W. Scripps.

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[Sherman A1]

1. Republicans sure don't like that big government thing

Right up to the point where they do……..

[keithbvadu2]

2. Arrest those people making the decisions to break the law.

Arrest those people making the decisions to break the law.

You don't have the cojones to do it, DeSantis?

[stumpysbear]

3. Worth every penny.

The county will save that and more on Health care costs associated with treating severe covid.

[jpak]

4. Wow the GQP really wants to kill people

Completely fucked up

Yikes

[dweller]

5. How large will the fine be for Disney ?

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjX66GL9sXzAhUNVTABHaJPCoUQFnoECBIQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfla.com%2Fnews%2Fflorida%2Fdisney-to-require-covid-vaccinations-for-us-employees%2F&usg=AOvVaw05POGCVbNyHuYeNoEE3FeA


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[Deuxcents]

6. Don't back down

Power in numbers and when ya do the right thing.. saving severe illness and possible death.. this action is “unacceptable “ that such a law was put in place to begin with.. its madness.

[PortTack]

7. Punishment doesn't fit the crime. That will never stand in the courts

[Maraya1969]

8. Didn't Biden say the federal government would cover these costs? Or was I dreaming?

[Deuxcents]

9. 🙋‍♀️ Hello my du friend

I thought so, too.

[Nevilledog]

12. It was promised to pay for school salaries...don't know if this is covered......yet.

[Historic NY]

10. They shouldn't pay it......

[paleotn]

11. DeathSantis is spreading....

horseshit by the ton. Yea, good luck getting THAT to stick. No one is paying anything, and DeathSantis will look the fool once again.

[Snackshack]

13. Utterly gobsmacked

I hope the Feds don’t cover this. Even though that is probably the right thing to do. But they should make desantis eat this because ultimately it’s on him.

What kind of political strategy thinks levying a fine on your own voters who you have already been killing is a winning strategy. If the Federal Government does cover it they should send the $ to Leon County and still make desantis come take it so the county Dems can rake him over a rusty slide for it.

My dislike for the GOP has really taken an upswing in the last couple yrs.