Johnson v. Tyson Foods, Inc. et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:21-cv-01161

Court:

Tennessee Western

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

S. Thomas Anderson

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  1. June 09, 2023

    Tyson Foods Gets Ex-Worker's COVID Vaccine Suit Tossed

    Tyson Foods Inc. escaped a former worker's lawsuit accusing the company of imposing a discriminatory COVID-19 vaccine mandate and unlawfully firing her for not complying, with a Tennessee federal judge ruling the food processor had no obligation to cater to her religious beliefs.

  2. November 04, 2021

    Tyson Workers Lose Bids to Send Vax Suits To County Court

    A Tennessee federal court refused Tyson Foods Inc. workers' requests to remand back to county court two lawsuits claiming the meat processor's COVID-19 vaccine mandate was discriminatory, agreeing with Tyson that a law permitting entities working under government officers to send suits to federal court applied in these cases.