NYC employees who rejected COVID-19 vax can reapply

CITYWIDE — MAYOR ERIC ADAMS on Wednesday announced the city will offer approximately 2,900 employees who were terminated for failing to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate — first issued in 2021 under Mayor Bill de Blasio — a second opportunity to return to city service in their former civil service titles and at their former salaries. According to the mayor, this policy will apply to terminated employees in all mayoral agencies, at New York City Public Schools, and at the New York City Housing Authority. 

“We recognize that we are in a different place today than we were nearly four years ago, and our policies should match the realities of the times,” Adams said in a release. “That’s why we are updating our policies to reflect our new health and economic reality, as we look forward to welcoming back many of our former employees to their former positions.”