Judge Dismisses Bus Driver’s Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Over Vaccine Mandate

A judge has dismissed a Montebello bus driver’s claim of religious discrimination after he was fired for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine. 

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michel L. Stern will only allow bus driver Fernando Ramirez to go to trial with his claim that the city was in violation of a memo of understanding with its mid-management employees because they did not give Ramirez a full hearing. 

According to the lawsuit, Ramirez was hired by Montebello as a part-time bus driver nearly two decades ago. He was later rose through the ranks, being promoted to full-time and eventually a supervisor. 

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