Case: Discrimination/Religious Accommodation (N.D. Ill.)

An Illinois federal district court granted summary judgment to Cook County on a Christian nurse’s religious discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, finding that accommodating the nurse’s religious objection to Covid-19 vaccination would cause undue hardship for the hospital, as she worked directly with patients and could not perform her duties remotely, and allowing her to remain unvaccinated would jeopardize patient safety.

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