Showing posts with label Religious exemption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Religious exemption. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Challenge To Narrow Religious Exemption in Maryland Employment Law Is Dismissed In Part

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In General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists v. Horton ,  (D MD, June 18, 2025), a Maryland federal district court denied a preliminary i...
Thursday, June 05, 2025

Supreme Court: Wisconsin's Religious Nonprofit Exemption from Unemployment Comp. Tax Must Include Catholic Charities

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In Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission ,  (Sup. Ct., June 5, 2025), the U.S. Supreme Court, in...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

West Virginia Governor Tells Schools to Provide Religious and Philosophical Exemptions from Vaccine Requirements

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Last week, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey released a letter ( full text ) addressed to parents, students and school officials reaff...

Employees' Suit Against School Board for Denying Religious Exemption from Covid Vaccine Moves Ahead

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Decisions in suits by former employees who were denied religious exemptions from employer Covid vaccine mandates continue to be handed down ...
Friday, April 18, 2025

"Religious" Belief Defined Broadly in Title VII Claim

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Numerous cases challenging employers' refusal to grant exemptions to Covid vaccine mandates during the height of the Covid epidemic cont...
Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Religious Exemption from Medicaid Program Not Required

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In Kynwulf v. Corcoran , (SD OH, April 11, 2025), an Ohio federal district court rejected plaintiff's claim that his free exercise right...
Friday, April 11, 2025

3rd Circuit Rejects Title VII Claim by ER Doctor Who Was Denied Religious Exemption from Covid Vaccine Mandate

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In Bushra v. Main Line Health, Inc. ,  (3d Cir., April 10, 2025), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a Title VI...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Court Upholds California's Repeal of Personal Belief Exemption from School Vaccination Mandate

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 In Royce v. Pan ,  (SD CA, March 17, 2025), a California federal district court rejected a free exercise challenge to California's remo...
Tuesday, March 04, 2025

2nd Circuit Rejects Amish Challenge to Removal of Religious Exemption from School Vaccine Requirements

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In Miller v. McDonald ,  (2d Cir., March 3, 2025), the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held that New York state's removal of a religio...
Thursday, January 23, 2025

Kansas Court Says Statute Sets Low Threshold for Religious Exemption from Covid Vaccine Mandate

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In St. Luke's Health System, Inc. v. State of Kansas ex rel. Schultz , (KS App., Jan. 17, 2025), a Kansas state appeals court held that ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

1st Circuit Accepts Employer's Undue Hardship Defense for Denying Religious Exemption from Covid Vaccination

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In  Rodrique v. Hearst Communications, Inc. , (1st Cir., Jan. 17, 2025), the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a Tit...
Wednesday, January 08, 2025

4th Circuit: Covid Vaccine Religious Accommodation Suit Should Not Have Been Dismissed

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 In Barnett v. INOVA Health Care Services ,  (4th Cir., Jan. 7, 2025), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of Title...
Thursday, January 02, 2025

4th Circuit: Abstention Doctrine Does Not Apply in Challenge to No Religious Exemption in Vaccination Law

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In West Virginia Parents for Religious Freedom v. Christiansen ,  (4th Cir., Dec. 31, 2024), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 ...
Friday, December 27, 2024

EEOC Sues Employer for Refusal to Grant Religious Accommodation to Covid Vaccine Mandate

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The EEOC announced yesterday that it had filed a Title VII lawsuit against the North Carolina-based Rex Healthcare, Inc. for refusing to gr...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Hospital Employee's Vaccine Objections Were Religious

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In  Lavelle-Hayden v. Employment Dept. ,  (OR App., Dec. 18, 2024), an Oregon state appellate court held that a hospital respiratory therapi...
Sunday, December 15, 2024

SNAP Work Requirement Did Not Violate Free Exercise Rights of Plaintiff's Adult Children

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In Light v. Missouri Department of Social Services ,  (WD MO, Dec. 12, 2024), a Missouri federal district court dismissed a suit challenging...
Saturday, December 14, 2024

Supreme Court Grants Review of Wisconsin's Denial of Unemployment Comp Exemption for Catholic Charities

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted review in Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor Review Commission,  (Docket No. 24-15...
Thursday, November 21, 2024

Court Examines Sincerity and Religiosity of Vaccine Objections

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Stynchula v. Inova Health Care Services ,  (ED VA, Nov. 19, 2024), is another of the dozens of cases working their way through the courts in...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Jury Questions Remain in Suit by Casino Worker Fired for Refusing Covid Vaccine

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In   Brown v. MGM Grand Casino ,  ( ED MI, Nov. 18, 2024), a Michigan federal district court refused to grant summary judgment for either pa...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

2nd Circuit Hears Oral Arguments from Amish Seeking Vaccination Exemptions

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The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday heard oral arguments ( audio of full oral arguments ) in Miller v. McDonald.  In the case, a...