June 16, 2020
A Massachusetts federal judge has tossed a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit accusing a hospital of illegally firing a human resources employee for refusing a flu shot on religious grounds, saying the worker was actually ousted for not consistently wearing a mask after declining the shot.
December 10, 2018
Inconsistent answers given by a Massachusetts hospital worker who claims she was fired for refusing a flu shot doom her Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit because they show her own choice, and not religious doctrine, drove her decision to skip the shot, the hospital argued in a Saturday brief.
November 19, 2018
A fired hospital worker's inability to recite facts about her religion does not make her beliefs any less sincere, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission argued Friday as it fought a Massachusetts hospital's bid to escape a suit claiming the worker was let go for refusing a flu shot.
October 22, 2018
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked for summary judgment Friday on claims that a Massachusetts hospital discriminated against an employee by firing her after she refused to get a flu shot, with the agency arguing that the woman's religious grounds for declining the vaccine were sincerely held.
April 11, 2018
A Massachusetts hospital cannot bypass discovery to get immediate access to personnel records from three previous employers of a recruiter the hospital fired after she refused to get a flu shot on religious grounds, a Massachusetts federal magistrate judge ruled Wednesday.
March 16, 2018
A Western Massachusetts hospital asked a federal judge Friday to let it inspect the health records of a former employee suing the facility after she was fired for refusing to get a flu shot on religious grounds.
June 06, 2016
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Baystate Medical Center, a health care facility in Springfield, Massachusetts, alleging it illegally fired a human resources recruiter when she refused a mandatory flu vaccination because it conflicted with her Christian beliefs.