But in interviews, employment lawyers said that the case in Brooklyn was perhaps the first publicly known instance of someone losing a job over balking at getting vaccinated. “Pregnancy and vaccine — as soon as you hear those words in the workplace, you should stop to think if what you are doing is right or wrong,” she said. None of us are having an easy time getting appointments.”Over the past year, Ms. Jacobson’s personal story has mirrored that of many New Yorkers. She entered 2020 with reason for hope: a new job and a plan to start trying to have a child with her husband. In August, she found a job as a waitress at the Red Hook Tavern.

Source: New York Times February 17, 2021 22:51 UTC