Post by fearnot on Jul 30, 2022 11:32:22 GMT -5
Health Care Workers Settle COVID Shot Mandate for $10.3 Million
But Peter and the apostles answered,
“We must obey God rather than men.
Acts 5:29
Today, Liberty Counsel settled the nation’s first classwide lawsuit for health care workers over a COVID shot mandate, for more than $10.3 million.
The class action settlement against NorthShore University HealthSystem
is on behalf of more than 500 current and former health care workers
who were unlawfully discriminated against
and denied religious exemptions from the COVID shot mandate.
As a result of the settlement, NorthShore will pay $10,337,500 to compensate these health care employees who were victims of religious discrimination,
and who were punished for their religious beliefs
against taking an injection associated with aborted fetal cells
As part of the settlement agreement, NorthShore will also change its unlawful
“no religious accommodations” policy
to make it consistent with the law,
and to provide religious accommodations in every position across its numerous facilities.
No position in any NorthShore facility will be considered off limits to unvaccinated employees with approved religious exemptions.
The drastic policy change and substantial monetary relief required by the settlement will bring a strong measure of justice to NorthShore’s employees who were callously forced to choose between their conscience and their jobs.
This settlement should also serve as a strong warning to employers across the nation that they cannot refuse to accommodate those with sincere religious objections to forced vaccination mandates.”
Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel said:
“This classwide settlement providing compensation and the opportunity to return to work is the first of its kind in the nation involving COVID shot mandates.
This settlement should be a wake-up call to every employer that did not accommodate or exempt employees who opposed the COVID shots for religious reasons. Let this case be a warning to employers that violated Title VII.
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