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An enlightened conversation about vaccination, health and autonomy

Workers Fired for Refusing COVID Shot Receive $4.25 Million Payout

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
11 Comments on Workers Fired for Refusing COVID Shot Receive $4.25 Million Payout
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On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that A G Equipment Company, (AG) a compressor packaging manufacturer ...

Tech Company Agrees to $15 Million Settlement in COVID-19 Shot Bias Claim

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
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Tech Company Agrees to Million Settlement in COVID-19 Shot Bias Claim
An unidentified technology company has agreed to pay $15 million to resolve a federal investigation into alleged discrimination tied to ...

Supreme Court Revives Religious Exemption in NY Amish Student Case

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
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Supreme Court Revives Religious Exemption in NY Amish Student Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed and remanded a lower court decision to uphold a law that denied Amish children ...

Flip-Flopping Religious Exemptions for West Virginia School Children

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
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Flip-Flopping Religious Exemptions for West Virginia School Children
West Virginia government officials have been at war over religious exemptions to vaccine mandates for school-aged children. In November 2025, ...

Fifth Circuit Court Reinstates COVID Shot Mandate Religious Discrimination Case

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
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Fifth Circuit Court Reinstates COVID Shot Mandate Religious Discrimination Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reinstated a religious discrimination case against the military’s COVID-19 shot ...

COVID Shot Mandate Lawsuit Cost Seattle $875K

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
4 Comments on COVID Shot Mandate Lawsuit Cost Seattle $875K
COVID Shot Mandate Lawsuit Cost Seattle 5K
The City of Seattle has quietly paid $875,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Marina Shinderuk, a former 911 police communications supervisor. Shinderuk ...

COVID Shot Religious Objection Lawsuit Revived for Employee Fired by Federal Reserve

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
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COVID Shot Religious Objection Lawsuit Revived for Employee Fired by Federal Reserve
A New York Federal Court of Appeals has revived a portion of a lawsuit against the Federal Reserve Bank of ...

U.S. Army Soldiers Reinstated After Being Discharged for Refusing COVID Shots

by Amber Baker
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U.S. Army Soldiers Reinstated After Being Discharged for Refusing COVID Shots
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has begun reinstating U.S. Army personnel  involuntarily discharged in 2021 for refusing to comply ...

Michigan Woman Awarded $12 Million After Being Fired for Refusing COVID Shot

by Carolyn Hendler, JD
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Michigan Woman Awarded Million After Being Fired for Refusing COVID Shot
A former Blue Cross Blue Shield employee was recently awarded $12 million by a federal jury in Detroit when she ...

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