Tue Apr 12, 2022 – 4:15 pm EDT
NEW YORK (LifeSiteNews) — A “veteran waitress” at Yankee Stadium, who declined to get injected with the COVID-19 shots for religious reasons, is filing a lawsuit over New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ order exempting professional athletes from the city-wide jab mandate that continues to penalize unvaccinated workers, the New York Post reported.
Virginia Alleyne, 57, is filing a legal challenge in Manhattan Supreme Court in a bid to overturn Mayor Adams’ “arbitrary and capricious” exemption, which has deprived her of necessary income while authorizing pro athletes to play and earn money unhindered.
Alleyne had been placed on unpaid leave from her job as a waitress at the stadium’s high-end Legends Suite Club restaurant in September because she is unvaccinated.
She had worked for the establishment for 17 years.
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“I was literally begging for my job and I knew I am not going to be able to take care of my son,” said Alleyne, who is the mother of a 15-year-old autistic boy.
Alleyne said she made $400
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