Boston should pay $6 million each to 16 people who were negatively affected by the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses, according to a new lawsuit. The people, all residents of Massachusetts, say the mandate was unconstitutional and violated their constitutional rights, including their rights to equal treatment and protection. One plaintiff, Shana Cottone, a Boston police officer, says she was refused service at two separate pizza restaurants because she did not show proof she’d received a COVID-19 vaccine. Boston police officers were called to enforce the mandate, and Cottone was investigated by her employer. Cottone, who submitted a religious exemption to the city for not taking a vaccine, suffered “embarrassment, humiliation, and mental anguish” as a result of what happened, the suit states. Denice Barrasso, another plaintiff, was “unable to visit establishments” covered by the mandate because she did not have proof of vaccination. That has caused her …
RSS Feed | The Epoch Times