{"id":1588772,"date":"2022-08-04T10:31:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T14:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1588772"},"modified":"2022-08-04T10:32:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T14:32:18","slug":"denying-religious-exemptions-to-covid-jab-is-costing-one-hospital-10m-in-legal-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denying-religious-exemptions-to-covid-jab-is-costing-one-hospital-10m-in-legal-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Denying Religious Exemptions To Covid Jab Is Costing One Hospital $10M In Legal Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdenying-religious-exemptions-to-covid-jab-is-costing-one-hospital-10m-in-legal-settlement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1588772&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of Illinois health care workers <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ilnd.408283\/gov.uscourts.ilnd.408283.107.0.pdf\">agreed to settle<\/a> their lawsuit against NorthShore University HealthSystem. Represented by Liberty Counsel, the plaintiffs filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ilnd.408283\/gov.uscourts.ilnd.408283.1.0_5.pdf\">class-action lawsuit<\/a> in federal court last fall on behalf of themselves and other NorthShore employees who were denied religious exemptions to the company\u2019s Covid-19 vaccine mandate. <\/p>\n<p>If the court approves the <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.ilnd.408283\/gov.uscourts.ilnd.408283.107.1.pdf\">proposed settlement<\/a>, NorthShore has agreed to change how it processes religious accommodation requests to comply with the law and make employees who were terminated for refusing the shot after being denied religious exemptions eligible for rehire. NorthShore would also pay over $10 million to compensate workers who were denied religious exemptions or forced to get the jab to retain their jobs and to cover legal costs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe policy change and substantial monetary relief required by the settlement will bring a strong measure of justice to NorthShore\u2019s employees who were callously forced to choose between their conscience and their jobs,\u201d\u00a0said Horatio Mihet, Liberty Counsel\u2019s vice president of legal affairs, chief litigation counsel, and the lead attorney for the plaintiffs, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/lc.org\/newsroom\/details\/080122-class-action-settlement-over-shot-mandate-is-a-wakeup-call\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit alleged that NorthShore violated Title VII by failing to provide accommodations for workers\u2019 sincerely held religious beliefs. According to the lawsuit, workers with religious objections were not offered regular Covid-19 testing or other measures as an alternative to the shot, even though the plaintiffs would have been willing to comply with such measures. <\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit also said the vaccine mandate violated federal law about vaccines approved for emergency use. \u201cAs a condition of receiving authorization for Emergency Use, all individuals to whom the product may be administered are given the right to accept or refuse administration of the product,\u201d the lawsuit said. <\/p>\n<p>Since it is a class-action lawsuit, workers besides the 13 named plaintiffs who were also denied religious exemptions will be eligible for compensation from the settlement fund. NorthShore estimates 523 current and former employees would qualify. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet this case be a warning to employers that violated Title VII,\u201d said Mat Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, in the press release. \u201cIt is especially significant and gratifying that this first classwide COVID settlement protects health care workers. Health care workers are heroes who daily give their lives to protect and treat their patients. They are needed now more than ever.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Olivia Hajicek is an intern at The Federalist and a junior at Hillsdale College studying history and journalism. She has covered campus and city news as a reporter for The Hillsdale Collegian. 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