Georgia Children’s Hospital is facing a religious discrimination lawsuit

From Bloomberg Law Automation

December 15, 2022 at 10:00 p.m

According to the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission Thursday, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta allegedly fired a maintenance assistant for requesting a religious exemption from its influenza vaccination policy.

The maintenance worker allegedly followed the hospital’s procedures when he requested a religious exemption from his flu vaccination requirements, the EEOC said. The hospital previously granted the employee a religious exemption in 2017 and 2018, but denied the request and fired the employee in 2019, the agency said.

The EEOC filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights…

Georgia Children’s Hospital is facing a religious discrimination lawsuit

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