Santa Clara County Workers Lose Class Status Over Covid Mandate

Santa Clara County convinced a California federal judge to decertify a class of religious workers who opposed the county’s Covid-19 vaccine requirement in light of new information showing a lack of common issues among them.

The briefings on cross-motions for summary judgment have introduced “serious questions” as to whether resolution can be reached on a class-wide basis given new evidence, Judge Beth Labson Freeman of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said. The county revealed that among the 463 class members, more than half didn’t take leave and more than 300 didn’t apply for an alternative ...