Pennsylvania Makes School Vaccine and Exemption Rates Public
As vaccine exemptions continue to increase across Pennsylvania and public health officials warn about the risk of diseases spreading, the administration of the Governor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro launched a new online tool that allows parents to view vaccination and exemption rates for individual schools. State officials say the tool is designed to increase transparency […]
Amish Families in New York Lose Religious Vaccine Exemption Case
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a group of Amish families for the second time upholding New York state’s elimination of the religious exemption to school vaccine requirements. The families now face more than $118,000 in fines for noncompliance with the state’s mandate.1 New York legislatures voted to […]
Workers Fired for Refusing COVID Shot Receive $4.25 Million Payout
On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that A G Equipment Company, (AG) a compressor packaging manufacturer in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, will pay $4.25 million to 43 former employees to settle a religious and disability discrimination lawsuit.1 2 In the fall of 2021, A G mandated that all employees receive […]
Tech Company Agrees to $15 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 COVID-19 shot exemption requests, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The matter was investigated by the EEOC’s Phoenix District Office and focused on the company’s handling of employee requests for religious accommodation during […]
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 religious exemptions to public school vaccine mandates in New York state. The nation’s highest court vacated the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals opinion and remanded the case back to the lower court with instructions […]
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, a district court issued a permanent injunction against a vaccine mandate that refused to allow for religious exemptions for school-aged children. Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Michael Froble found that it was a violation of […]