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Judge ‘Reverses’ Health System’s Decision To Fire Worker Over COVID Vaccine, Orders Back Pay
Daily Wire ^ | 8/1/23 | Leif Le Mahieu

Posted on 08/01/2023 2:59:52 PM PDT by CFW

A judge has reversed a decision from the University of Virginia Health System to fire a woman after she chose not to take the COVID vaccine and applied for a religious exemption.

Virginia District Judge Claude V. Worrell ruled last week that the UVA Health System had wrongfully terminated Kaycee McCoy, a cytotechnologist there for more than ten years, according to court documents.

“Because UVA acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner, this court reverses their decision to fire Plaintiff for failing to be vaccinated from Covid-19. They are hereby enjoined from preventing her employment on the basis of vaccination as long as she continues to qualify for a religious accommodation properly applied,” the judge ruled, a decision first reported by the Epoch Times.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailywire.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: claudevworrell; covid; employment; healthcare; kayceemccoy; uva; vaccine; virginia
A win for the people and a great win for the employee fired.
1 posted on 08/01/2023 2:59:52 PM PDT by CFW
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To: CFW

Yes, a win for the employee fired, but would YOU want to work for them after they fired you?


2 posted on 08/01/2023 3:01:40 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (81 million votes my ass.)
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To: CFW

Glad to see a bit of good news.


3 posted on 08/01/2023 3:18:46 PM PDT by Catholic and Conservative
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To: EvilCapitalist

“Yes, a win for the employee fired, but would YOU want to work for them after they fired you?”


Nope. However, I would take the back pay. Then, I’d go on a vacation and send the person who fired me a postcard with a note that said, “Glad you are there and I am here! Kisses, Kisses!”


4 posted on 08/01/2023 3:26:36 PM PDT by CFW (I will not comply!)
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To: CFW

Religious accommodation is nice for those who have a genuine conviction. What about atheists who have a conviction?
Nuremberg code? Couldn’t that be enough to cover everyone?
I think that was the original thought, etc.
If Nuremberg standard is no longer valid ... maybe they will give Dr. Mengele and others a post-humous exoneration and back pay?


5 posted on 08/01/2023 3:41:37 PM PDT by Honest Nigerian
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To: EvilCapitalist

100%. I’d make their lives a living hell and tell them they can’t fire me again. Every. Single. Day.


6 posted on 08/01/2023 3:55:59 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (This is the dystopian future we've been waiting for!)
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To: Honest Nigerian
What about atheists who have a conviction?

America was never a confessional state, so you might be surprised at how broadly protected your beliefs are (whatever they may be).

7 posted on 08/01/2023 4:01:03 PM PDT by Captain Walker (Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.-Pascal)
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To: HYPOCRACY

“...tell them they can’t fire me again.”

Actually they can. If she fails to follow up on the definition of the religious exception, they can terminate her for not being exempt. That’s been a major player in the acceptance of these exemption in that they have to remain within the exemption...toe the line in simple words.

You’ll notice they didn’t define the terms of the definition. When the military folks were trying to use this exemption to get out of the vaccine, the reason was the use of animal DNA in the shots. Animal DNA had not been used in vaccines since 1985 so the reasoning behind the exemption never existed. We don’t know on this one on the reason for the request. But at the least, it will probably reach the SCOTUS and maybe given a definition as to the perimeters of the request.

wy69


8 posted on 08/01/2023 4:23:44 PM PDT by whitney69
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9 posted on 08/02/2023 9:42:16 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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