Federal courts have closely scrutinized the nature of plaintiffs’ religious beliefs in challenges to employers’ COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
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Federal courts have closely scrutinized the nature of plaintiffs’ religious beliefs in challenges to employers’ COVID-19 vaccination mandates.
Published Sept. 2, 2026
An Essity office in Gothenberg, Sweden, on May 1, 2022. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the company on a former employee's religious discrimination claim.
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A dissenting judge wrote that the decision represented part of a “disturbing path” with respect to religious freedom protections.
