May 28, 2024
Nursing home trade groups sue over "nightmare" staffing rule, former Mayo Clinic workers get another shot at claims they were illegally fired over COVID-19 policy breaches, and an unsworn expert letter tanks a medical malpractice suit in Iowa. Law360 Healthcare Authority looks at those and other notable developments in healthcare litigation over the past week.
May 24, 2024
The Eighth Circuit on Friday reinstated five workers' claims that the Mayo Clinic illegally disregarded their Christian faith by firing them after they refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo regular testing, saying a trial court was wrong when it found the workers weren't sincere enough in their beliefs.
March 13, 2024
An Eighth Circuit panel on Wednesday seemed inclined to revive religious bias claims from five ex-Mayo Clinic employees who were fired after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, with one judge suggesting it seemed like the pandemic spurred artificially high pleading standards for religious workers.
February 29, 2024
The Third Circuit will hear an unsuccessful Walmart applicant argue that a New Jersey law barring cannabis-related bias allows private suits against employers, and the Sixth and Eighth circuits will hear from employees fired after refusing COVID-19 vaccinations. Here's a look at four oral argument sessions this month to keep an eye on.
January 16, 2024
Five former Mayo Clinic employees urged the Eighth Circuit on Tuesday to revive their religious discrimination suits claiming the medical center unlawfully refused to excuse them from the COVID-19 vaccine, arguing that a lower court was wrong to say their objections weren't sufficiently tied to religion.
November 03, 2023
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Eighth Circuit to revive two Mayo Clinic workers' suits claiming the medical center unlawfully refused requests to skip the COVID-19 vaccine because of their Christian beliefs, saying a trial court's view of federal religious protections was too narrow.