A jury must decide if Shriners Hospital for Children engaged in discrimination by firing a male 56-year-old physical therapist who lacks a spleen after refusing to exempt him from its Covid-19 vaccination mandate.
Shriners knew Robert Mildes’ doctor recommended he hold off on getting vaccinated until further studies on its effects on individuals without a spleen, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington said Thursday. Mildes, who survived childhood cancer and a serious motorcycle accident, proposed as an accommodation being allowed to provide in-person care while wearing an N-95 mask and undergoing weekly testing.
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