Just in: in a joint statement, the FL legislature’s GOP leaders say they’ll “review” anti-workplace vax mandate proposals. Later in the day, Florida Legislature's Republican leadership said they would review the governor's proposals. In a new memo, Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls said: "We have not received the dates or details regarding any proposed call." Whether DeSantis has the votes to enact any of these issues is unclear, and the legislature is under no obligation to pass anything he wants. Other provisions that DeSantis wants include additional protections to hold school districts accountable if they don't follow the executive order banning mask mandates.ĭeSantis said his administration would work to pinpoint a November date on a special session. DeSantis also seeks bill to hold school districts accountable for disobeying mandate ban “I am proud to say today that we have taken action in Orange County to stand up for those first responders, and we have filed a brief in court to proudly stand with you,” Moody told Davis at the press conference.
I’ve lost a bunch of sick and vacation time that added up to almost a year."īut he said it's worth it, and he was even more buoyed after getting a lot of strong support from DeSantis and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. "I’ve got to worry about what I put into my retirement. The order to reprimand unvaccinated workers stems from Orange County’s vaccine mandate for employees, which county leaders say is meant to protect them and the people they serve.ĭavis said losing his job has cost him and his family. He even said he believes that Orange County’s state of emergency will be lifted next week because its COVID-19 positivity rate has been below 5% percent for 10 consecutive days. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings believes the county's vaccine mandate is in line with state law and said that 88% of the fire department has complied so far. “I said this is just disappointing because I expected more from my leadership.” “I thought I was standing up and I thought I was going to be able to make a difference, and be able to stand up and say, ‘Hey look we’re making a mistake,'" Davis said. Davis said he knew several firefighters were either vaccinated or had a religious exemption, and that is why he did not reprimand them. He also wants a law making it clear that governments cannot force employees to get vaccinated.įired Orange County battalion chief gets support from DeSantisįired Orange County Fire Rescue battalion chief Stephen Davis played a central role in the governor's announcement Thursday, speaking side-by-side with DeSantis at his news conference.ĭavis was fired for disobeying a direct order to reprimand other firefighters for not complying with the county's employee vaccine mandate. He also wants to strip companies of their COVID-19 liability protections when they fire someone for vaccine refusal, as well as holding businesses liable for adverse reactions to vaccines. He plans to take legal action against federal mandates and call a special legislative session /ioFfEPfjdNĪmong the bills he wants the legislature to take up, DeSantis wants to make anyone fired for refusing to get vaccinated eligible for unemployment benefits. Ron DeSantis is here in Clearwater, his message is that the right to earn a living should not be contingent on COVID vaccination status.
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