Healthcare Workers Win $10.3 Million Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit over COVID Vaccine Mandate

August 2, 2022 | Illinois

The nation’s first class-action lawsuit for healthcare workers fighting COVID vaccine mandates has led to a $10.3 million settlement agreement, filed Friday, for the workers who were denied religious exemptions from the shot mandate and terminated when they did not comply. Liberty Counsel settled the lawsuit on behalf of more than 500 current and former healthcare workers from NorthShore University HealthSystem in Illinois who argued they were victims of religious discrimination.In the lawsuit, the healthcare workers argued they had been discriminated against because of their faith beliefs when they were punished for refusing to take a vaccine associated with aborted fetal cells.“This is a historic, first-of-its-kind class action settlement against a private employer who unlawfully denied hundreds of religious exemption requests to COVID-19 shots,” Liberty Counsel noted in a statement.The settlement must yet be approved by the federal district court… (Excerpt from The Virginia Star)

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