Nursing assistants at a Zelienople personal care community asked a federal court Friday to block a vaccine mandate.

Teamsters Local 538, the union representing certified nursing assistants at Newhaven Court at Passavant Community, filed a lawsuit Wednesday, asking the U.S. District Court for Western Pennsylvania to block the company's vaccine requirement for employees. On Friday, the union filed a motion for a preliminary injunction, which would block the mandate until the case could be decided on the merits.

Lutheran SeniorLife operates Passavant Community, which itself includes several personal care and retirement facilities.

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