UnifySCC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 8 UNIFYSCC, et al., Case No. 5:22-cv-01019-BLF

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION FOR CLASS

DECERTIFICATION

SARA H. CODY, et al., [Re: Dkt. No. 176] Defendants.

14 This lawsuit concerns the County of Santa Clara’s (the “County”) response to the COVID- 19 pandemic, which included imposing a requirement on County employees to either become vaccinated against the virus or obtain an exemption from vaccination. Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit to challenge the “Risk Tier System” that the County used to determine how an employee with an exemption could be accommodated, as well as the ensuing accommodations procedure. On January 29, 2024, the Court certified a class of “[a]ll individuals who: 1) work or worked for the County and/or [] were subject to its vaccine policies and orders, including the Risk Tier System; 2) were forced by the County to choose between taking…