Laurel Demkovich.
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
（MCT）
Oct. 6—OLYMPIA — Twenty state employees and Spokane firefighters filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Gov. Jay Inslee and agency heads over the vaccine mandate in Washington.
诉讼指控州长超越了他的权力，剥夺了他们的自由并违反了他们的正当程序。原告由Spokane和爱达荷州的斯波坎消防员，国家士兵和社会和卫生服务部门组成。
State employees, health care workers and educators have until Oct. 18 to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Because fully vaccinated means two weeks post-final shot, workers had to receive their last dose by Monday.
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诉讼由DSHS员工，一个国家士兵，一个国家士兵，一个交通员工和斯波坎消防员，尽管他们宗教或医疗豁免被批准，但他们还没有收到适当的住宿。在对国家机构的指导下，国家并非每一名未接种缔造的员工都可以在目前的立场中纳入当前的立场，如果它意味着与公众或其他同事互动。
由于他们与员工和其他人互动的频率，诉讼引用了斯波坎市无法容纳任何消防员的决定。该市表示，豁免将“导致过度困难或负担，并对员工和其他人的安全和健康构成直接威胁。”
As of last week, the city said 52 of approximately 300 fire department employees have been approved for an exemption but could not be accommodated.
根据诉讼，谢尔利·恩格尔（Shelley）员工，收到了宗教豁免，但被告知她目前的立场没有住宿，这意味着她需要重新分配。截至周三，她仍未从人力资源中听说过重新分配过程。如果她没有获得重新分配，她将不得不在10月18日完全接种疫苗。
因为上次接受第二剂量的日期已经过去了，“原告煽动遵守授权，”没有办法，“根据诉讼。
Engle is one of more than 1,500 DSHS employees who has asked for an exemption, as of the most recent state data from Sept. 20. Only 57 had been approved as of that date. The state plans to release updated numbers Monday.
另一个原告，州士兵特拉维斯yeager，收到了宗教豁免，但没有收到住宿。据诉讼，他收到了第二剂的疫苗，尽管他的宗教反对。
As of Sept. 20, the state patrol had received 423 exemption requests but had only accommodated five.
由于这些情况，诉讼表明，原告没有被雇主违反到期的雇主“有意义的机会”。
总督的办公室截至周三下午的完全诉讼。作为回应，发言人Tara Lee在一封电子邮件中写道，每个工作环境都有不同的住宿过程。
“It is difficult to weigh in on the process between each employer and each employee, or what a proper accommodation is in any particular work setting,” Lee wrote.
The plaintiffs are asking the court to stop the mandate as it “violates federally secured rights and may not be enforced consistently with federal law.” It specifically cites violations to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Washington’s discrimination law.
The lawsuit claims the governor exceeded his authority during an emergency in enacting this law and that it is up to the Legislature to do so.
Lastly, the lawsuit claims the governor and the agency heads they are suing are liable for battery because they intended to cause harm or offense.
Battery, the lawsuit claims, does not have to result in personal injury.
It’s not the first lawsuit over the vaccine mandate.
The largest state employee’s union sued Inslee over the mandate, claiming the governor’s office did not bargain in good faith over the effects of it. That lawsuit was soon resolved as the governor’s office went back to the bargaining table and reached an agreement.
他也面临着近600名州工人的诉讼，他声称他超越了他的权威。一周前，一位华拉瓦拉县的高级法院判决授予国家要求将场地改为Thurston县。
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