EEOC Sues Over Christian Worker’s Covid Vaccine Exemption Loss

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Advocate Aurora Health Inc. for allegedly denying a Christian employee’s request for a religious exemption from the company’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate and firing her when she refused vaccination.

The EEOC claims the healthcare provider violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by failing to accommodate the employee’s religious beliefs, according to a complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The employee had received a “Lifetime Religious Approval” exemption in 2016 from the company’s other vaccine requirements.

The EEOC alleges the employee requested a religious accommodation ...