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Illinois Health Care Employees Sue Hospital Over Vaccine Mandate, Say They Were Denied Religious Exemptions

Illinois Health Care Employees Sue Hospital Over Vaccine Mandate, Say They Were Denied Religious Exemptions
A nurse attends to a patient on a COVID-19 ward in a file photo. Toby Melville/Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
10/26/2021|Updated: 10/26/2021

Fourteen employees of NorthShore University HealthSystem filed a lawsuit against the Illinois-based health care provider, arguing that the facility wouldn’t allow them to keep their jobs due to religious objections to COVID-19 vaccines.

Liberty Counsel, which is representing the 14 health care workers, said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times on Monday that it filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter who covers a range of topics, including politics, U.S., and health news. A father of two, Jack grew up in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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