Tag: Exempt
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Epidemiology Expert’s Testimony Consisted of Unreliable Recitations of Scientific Studies
Plaintiff Leroy Jerome Richardson, III, a basketball referee, has sued his former employer, NBA Services Corp. and the National Basketball Association (together, the “NBA”) after his request for a religious exemption from its requirement that all NBA referees be vaccinated against COVID-19 during the 2021-22 season was denied. The NBA filed a motion to exclude…
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Epidemiology Expert’s Opinion on Religious Objection to COVID-19 Vaccine Excluded
Kevin McCormick has sued his former employer, the Chicago Transit Authority. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CTA established a policy requiring its employees to be vaccinated against the virus. McCormick sought a religious-based exemption from the requirement. The CTA concluded that McCormick had not shown that his request for an exemption was actually religion-based and…
