religious exemption
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‘Hostile and discriminatory’: 10th Circuit slams CU for treatment of religious vaccine exemptions
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In a fiery opinion on Tuesday, the federal appeals court based in Denver tore into a pair of COVID-19 vaccination policies the University of Colorado imposed on medical staff in late 2021, concluding they discriminated against certain religions and affected plaintiffs were consequently entitled to exemptions. By 2-1, the all-Republican panel of the U.S. Court…
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Unvaccinated nurse properly denied unemployment benefits, appeals court says
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A nurse who avoided COVID-19 vaccination on religious grounds but refused to sign her employer’s exemption form was properly denied unemployment benefits after the company placed her on unpaid leave, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday. Although the purpose of unemployment benefits is to compensate workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their…
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Religious exemption in state’s anti-discrimination laws only would add injustice
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Fifty years ago, in the wake of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act. Congress was coming to terms with the awful truth that people of color were systematically refused a decent place to live. And they decided it was time to do something about it.…
