Federal Judge Blocks Hospital From Putting Unvaccinated Workers on Unpaid Leave

Federal Judge Blocks Hospital From Putting Unvaccinated Workers on Unpaid Leave
Lauren Gioia stands in a protest against NorthShore University HealthSystem's vaccine mandate outside Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Ill., on Oct. 12, 2021. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times
Jack Phillips
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A federal judge temporarily blocked an Illinois hospital system from allegedly putting workers with religious exemptions to getting the COVID-19 vaccine on unpaid leave.

In late October, several employees at the Chicago-area NorthShore University HealthSystem filed a legal complaint against the company, arguing that the firm’s vaccine mandate discriminated against them by forcing them to decide between a vaccine and their jobs.
Jack Phillips
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