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Mayo Clinic refused employee's COVID-19 vaccine exemption request, lawsuit says
A lawsuit filed Thursday alleges the Mayo Clinic violated federal law when it refused a security guard's request to be exempt from getting the COVID-19 vaccine because of his religious beliefs.
Mayo Clinic faces lawsuit claiming religious discrimination over COVID-19 vaccine policy
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on July 31 in the U.S. District Court of the District of Minnesota.
EEOC sues Mayo Clinic for denying religious vaccine exemption to security guard
Mayo Clinic is facing a lawsuit in U.S. District Court over allegedly threatening to fire a security guard for not wanting to get the COVID-19 vaccine due to his religious beliefs.
EEOC alleges Mayo Clinic failed to accommodate religious exemption to COVID vaccine
The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, illegally refused a security guard’s religious request to be exempted from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged in a lawsuit filed Wednesday (EEOC v.
Federal regulators sue Mayo Clinic over COVID-19 vaccine requirement
The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, July 30, alleges Mayo Clinic "discriminated against" a man "on the basis of religion when it denied" him an exemption to the organization's vaccine mandate.
EEOC files lawsuit against Mayo Clinic
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a federal lawsuit against Mayo Clinic alleging the health system violated a man's civil rights when the organization did not allow him to have a religious exemption to its COVID-19 vaccine requirement in 2021.
EEOC lawsuit accuses Mayo Clinic of religious discrimination during pandemic
In the suit, the EEOC claims Mayo Clinic denied a security guard's religious exemption request to the employer's COVID-19 vaccination policy then threatened termination for non-compliance.
Senate confirms anti-DEI stalwart Andrea Lucas to second term at top workplace civil rights agency
NEW YORK (AP) — The Senate confirmed Andrea Lucas to another term as commissioner of the country’s workplace civil rights ...
EEOC lawsuit: Boss Man Tacos allowed cooks to harass female servers including teens
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that Bossman Tacos, LLC, doing business ...
Loper Bright Fuels Debate Over EEOC Rule on Worker Rights to Sue
Employers can use the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision limiting agencies’ regulatory power as ammunition to counter ...
Mayo breached worker’s religious rights with mandatory COVID shot, federal suit claims
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Mayo after it denied a security guard’s bid for exemption from COVID ...
EEOC to consider some transgender discrimination cases after months-long pause
In a change from its previous stance, the agency will process complaints filed by transgender workers, although they will be ...
EEOC accuses Nob Hill restaurant of violating federal civil rights laws
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against an Albuquerque restaurant claiming that it violated ...
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Civil rights groups sue EEOC for refusing to process anti-trans discrimination cases
Democracy Forward and the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed the lawsuit on behalf of FreeState Justice, alleging the ...
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Cracker Barrel faces EEOC complaint over rebranded DEI policies
Attorneys say Cracker Barrel may be in violation of federal and state civil rights laws related to its diversity, equity, and ...
Scientist claims racial discrimination by Cornell during hiring process, files government complaint
Cornell University faces a federal complaint from scientist Colin Wright, who claimed he was excluded from hiring due to race ...