United vaccine mandate for religious?
02-23-2022, 02:46 PM
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United vaccine mandate for religious?
It has been referred back to the original court on appeal:
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that a lower district court must reconsider its decision when it rejected a request for injunction by plaintiffs to halt United Airlines’ COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
The court’s ruling returns the case to U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth, Texas.
Last November, Pittman rejected a request for an injunction to block United Airlines from placing employees on unpaid leave while the court considers the case. Pittman found the plaintiffs failed to “show they would suffer imminent, irreparable harm.”
However, the majority on a Fifth Circuit panel disagreed. Two judges, Jennifer Walker Elrod and Andrew S. Oldham, ruled United’s policy forces employees to choose “between pay and adhering to religious convictions,” which violates federal law.
The court’s ruling returns the case to U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth, Texas.
Last November, Pittman rejected a request for an injunction to block United Airlines from placing employees on unpaid leave while the court considers the case. Pittman found the plaintiffs failed to “show they would suffer imminent, irreparable harm.”
However, the majority on a Fifth Circuit panel disagreed. Two judges, Jennifer Walker Elrod and Andrew S. Oldham, ruled United’s policy forces employees to choose “between pay and adhering to religious convictions,” which violates federal law.
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