Employment Law Update: Federal Court Rejects Rehearing of Religious Accommodation Claim

Five years after the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines, cases involving religious objections to employers’ vaccination requirements are now reaching the federal appellate courts. In the latest round, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in Detweiler v. Mid-Columbia Medical Center, et al., the full court recently turned away a request for rehearing in a case turning on the burden, if any, an employee has to demonstrate the religious basis of their objection to an employer’s work... By: Whiteford