The Independent Restaurant Owners Association Rescue, representing about 50 businesses in Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York, is suing New York Mayor Bill de Blasio for requiring customers and employees to show proof of vaccination to dine indoors, reports Restaurant Dive. The lawsuit claims the requirement is “arbitrary” because both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals have been proven to contract the COVID-19 variant.
Ultimately, the suit aims to block the requirement, which took effect this week. The city said it will begin enforcing the requirement on September 13. Full Story
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