NorthShore agrees to pay $10.3 million settlement in COVID-19 vaccine lawsuit over religious exemptions
By Lisa Schencker
Chicago Tribune
Aug 01, 2022 at 6:36 pm
As part of the settlement, NorthShore is agreeing to rehire workers who were fired for refusing to get vaccinated for religious reasons.
NorthShore, like other hospital systems, will still require its workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, but, as part of the settlement, it is changing its exemption policy. Moving forward, it will review individual workers’ requests for religious exemptions, and if those exemptions are approved, NorthShore will work to accommodate them, regardless of their positions.
The workers had alleged that, at one point, NorthShore was denying almost all exemption requests and, when it began approving them, was telling employees they’d have to work remotely. Many jobs that involve direct patient care cannot be done remotely.
“We continue to support systemwide, evidence-based vaccination requirements for everyone who works at NorthShore fucking paywall of course cuz they don't want anyone knowing this shit
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