Showing posts with label Religious exemption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Religious exemption. Show all posts
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Qualified Immunity Granted in Denial of Religious Exemption from Vaccine Mandate

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In Babiy v. Oregon Health and Science University ,  (D OR, April 22, 2024), an Oregon federal district court dismissed claims for damages br...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Denial of Religious Exemption from Vaccine Mandate Upheld

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 In  Matter of Ferrelli v State of New York , (App. Div., April 16, 2024), a New York state appellate court upheld the denial of religious e...
Friday, March 29, 2024

West Virginia Governor Vetoes Vaccine Mandate Opt-Out for Parochial Schools

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On Wednesday, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice vetoed House Bill 5105 which would have allowed private and parochial schools to opt out o...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

California's Removal of Personal Belief Exemption from School Immunization Requirement Is Upheld

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 In Royce v. Bonta ,  (SD CA, March 25, 2024), a California federal district court upheld the constitutionality of a law enacted by Californ...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Denial of Religious Exemption from Vaccine Mandate Did Not Violate Title VII or Constitution

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In White v. University of Washington ,  (WD WA, March 22, 2024), a Washington federal district court rejected Title VII as well as constitut...
Friday, March 15, 2024

Wisconsin Supreme Court Says Catholic Charities Not Exempt from Unemployment Comp Law

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 In Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. State of Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review  Commission ,  (WI Sup. Ct., March 14, 2024), the Wiscon...
Wednesday, March 13, 2024

New York's Removal of Religious Exemption from School Vaccination Requirement Is Upheld

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In Miller v. McDonald ,  (WD NY, March 11, 2024), a New York federal district court upheld New York's removal of religious exemptions fr...
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Title VII Challenge to Denial of Vaccine Exemption Survives Motion to Dismiss

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In Prodan v. Legacy Health ,  (D OR, Feb. 12, 2024), an Oregon federal district court refused to dismiss a Title VII religious discriminatio...
Friday, February 16, 2024

Recission of Covid Mandate Did Not Totally Moot Navy SEALs' RFRA Challenge

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 In U.S. Navy SEALs 1-26 v. Austin ,  (ND TX, Feb. 14, 2024), a Texas federal district court held preliminarily that the rescission of the m...
Saturday, February 10, 2024

Expressed Hostility to Religious Belief of Vaccine Exemption Applicant Did Not Violate 1st Amendment

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 In Hancock v. Oregon Health and Science University , (D OR, Feb. 8, 2024), an Oregon federal district court dismissed without prejudice a c...
Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Court Rules On Class Action Certification of Claims by Religious Objectors to Covid Vaccine

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 In Chavez v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District , (ND CA, Jan. 28,2024), a California federal district court refused to certify ...
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Court Decides 7 Cases of Health Care Employees' Refusal to Receive Covid Vaccine

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 A Delaware federal district court judge yesterday handed down opinions in seven lawsuits against the same medical center that terminated em...
Tuesday, January 23, 2024

EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit Against Hospital That Refused Vaccine Exemption Settled For $50,000

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The EEOC announced  yesterday that Trinity Health Grand Rapids, a Michigan hospital, has agreed to pay $50,000 in damages to settle a Title ...
Thursday, January 18, 2024

Denial of Vaccine Mandate Exemption for Nurse Is Upheld

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 In St. Hillaire v, Montefiore Medical Center , (SD NY, Jan. 16, 2024), a New York federal district court rejected claims of religious discr...
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

School Did Not Violate Title VII in Denying Religious Exemption to Covid Rules

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In Russo v. Patchogue-Medford School District , (ED NY, Jan. 12, 2024), a New York federal district court held that a school district did no...
Thursday, January 04, 2024

Denial of Religious Exemption to Vaccine Mandate Did Not Violate Title VII

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 In Craven v. Shriners Hospital for Children ,  (D OR, Jan. 2, 2024), an Oregon federal district court dismissed a Title VII religious discr...

City Could Not Require Pastor's Certificate as Condition of Vaccine Exemtpion

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In Carrero v. City of Chicago ,  (ND IL, Jan. 2, 2024), an Illinois federal district court allowed a Chicago city employee who has been plac...
Thursday, December 28, 2023

EEOC Announces Settlements In 2 Religious Discrimination Lawsuits

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In the last several days, the EEOC has announced settlements in two unrelated Title VII religious discrimination suits filed by the agency. ...
Friday, December 22, 2023

Minnesota Court Hears Oral Arguments on Pharmacist's Refusal To Dispense Morning-After Pill

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The Minnesota Court of Appeals yesterday heard oral arguments ( audio of full oral arguments ) in Anderson v. Aitkin Pharmacy Services, LLC,...
Wednesday, December 20, 2023

11th Circuit: Appeal of DEA's Denial of Religious Exemption to Controlled Substances Act Must Be in Circuit Court

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In Soul Quest Chruch of Mother Earth, Inc. v. Attorney General ,  (11th Cir., Dec. 18, 2023), the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2...