McKesson Corp. Sheds Retaliation Claim in Religious Bias Suit

McKesson Corp. saw a dismissal in a religious retaliation suit brought by its former employee who failed to exhaust her administrative remedies, a North Carolina federal judge ruled.

Mary Katherine Bir, a former employee of McKesson Medical-Surgical, alleged religious discrimination and retaliation, all in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, when the medical supplies company denied her religious exemption request and ultimately fired her for not complying with their Covid-19 vaccination policy.

Bir failed to exhaust administrative remedies for her retaliation claim, namely because her claims are not “reasonably related” to the discrimination charge she filed with ...