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 / Modified dec 15, 2021 3:22 p.m.

Surcharge for unvaccinated Pima County employees challenged

A law enforcement union has filed a lawsuit challenging a $45 health insurance surcharge on Pima County employees who haven’t received the coronavirus vaccine.
by Associated Press

360 moderna vial 2 Vials of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in Tucson. January 2021.
Robert Lindberg/AZPM Staff

A law enforcement union has filed a lawsuit challenging a $45 health insurance surcharge imposed each pay period on Pima County employees who haven’t received the coronavirus vaccination and haven’t been granted exemptions.

The Arizona Conference of Police and Sheriffs said in its lawsuit that unvaccinated county employees are confronting whether to continue shouldering the costs or get vaccinated, despite personal or medical concerns.

The surcharge took effect on Nov. 1.

The county declined to comment on the lawsuit.

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