NY Presbyterian Gets Magistrate’s Nod in Religious Bias Lawsuit

A former New York Presbyterian Hospital employee failed to state a claim that supported his Title VII religious bias case, a US magistrate judge said, recommending dismissing of the suit.

Kevin Kauffman alleged that in denying him an exemption from a Covid-19 vaccination requirement and ultimately firing him, the hospital discriminated against him under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

But Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, said that the denial wasn’t an adverse employment action and that Presbyterian was bound to follow the New York ...