September 10, 2025
The Second Circuit backed Northwell Health's win over a lawsuit claiming it unlawfully terminated 30 employees who requested religious exemptions from the healthcare system's COVID-19 vaccination policy, ruling Wednesday that granting those requests would have conflicted with New York state law.
August 29, 2025
This week, the Second Circuit will consider whether to revive a suit brought by former healthcare workers who claimed they were discriminated against on the basis of their religion when they were fired for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine.