GALLO v. WASHINGTON NATIONALS BASEBALL CLUB, LLC

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Case Number:

1:22-cv-01092

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Amit P. Mehta

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  1. August 15, 2024

    Washington Nationals, Ex-Scout Drop Vaccine Mandate Fight

    The Washington Nationals and a former scout accusing the team of firing him for seeking a religious exemption to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement have agreed to end a two-year legal fight, according to D.C. federal court documents filed Thursday.

  2. January 19, 2024

    Ex-Washington Nationals Scout Whiffs In Vax Exemption Suit

    A D.C. federal judge has rejected a former scout's request for partial summary judgment in a case alleging the Washington Nationals fired him for requesting a religious exemption to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement, saying the former employee failed to support his motion with proof of his actual sincere religious beliefs.

  3. November 27, 2023

    Team Says Ex-Scout Hasn't Backed Up Beliefs In Vax Dispute

    The Washington Nationals urged a D.C. federal court not to hand a partial win to a former scout who claimed he was fired for requesting a religious exemption to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement, arguing the ex-employee hasn't explained how his religious beliefs conflicted with the mandate.

  4. March 13, 2023

    Ex-MLB Scout's Bias Suit Over Vax Mandate Moves Ahead

    MLB's Washington Nationals can't avoid a lawsuit claiming it fired a Christian team scout because he asked for religious and medical exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccination mandate, with a D.C. federal judge ruling the team hasn't explained why he couldn't be accommodated.

  5. July 28, 2022

    MLB Scout Fired Over Vax Rule Blames 'Absurd' COVID Fears

    A former Washington Nationals team scout who was fired for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine said the MLB team's motion to partially dismiss his disability discrimination suit misconstrues key elements of the complaint, arguing that the team acted out of an "absurd" fear that he was "dangerous to coworkers."

  6. June 28, 2022

    Nationals Call Ex-Scout's Suit Over Vax Mandate 'Deficient'

    The Washington Nationals urged a D.C. federal court to dismiss the bulk of a complaint from a fired team scout who refused the COVID-19 vaccine, arguing on Tuesday that the employee's claims of retaliation and disability discrimination are unsupported by facts.

  7. April 20, 2022

    Nationals Hit With Religious Bias Suit Over Vaccine Mandate

    A former scout for the Washington Nationals on Wednesday accused the baseball team in D.C. federal court of violating federal civil rights law when it denied his request for a religious exemption from its COVID-19 vaccine requirement and subsequently fired him.

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