An employer’s initial approval of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate exemption request showed that it understood the request’s religious nature, per the 9th Circuit.
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An employer’s initial approval of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate exemption request showed that it understood the request’s religious nature, per the 9th Circuit.
Published July 27, 2026
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland, Calif., on Oct 18, 2019. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed a religious discrimination lawsuit against The Permanente Medical Group over a COVID-19 vaccination mandate to proceed.
Mimi Weiss worked for Kaiser Permanente for 20 years before being terminated.
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