Christian Delaware Healthcare Workers Lose Covid-Vaccine Appeals

Eight Christian employees fired for refusing to receive Covid-19 vaccines failed to link their shot objections to their religious beliefs, a divided Third Circuit ruled Friday, affirming dismissal of their discrimination law suits.

The ruling seemingly broke ranks with recent decisions in which other circuits found a lower court too quickly rejected failure-to-accommodate claims by religious workers denied vaccine mandate exemptions during the pandemic.

The First, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth circuits recently revived lawsuits by religious healthcare workers who were terminated or faced other adverse job actions after being denied vaccine exemptions for allegedly not tying their ...