$10M Payout in COVID Vax Mandate Settlement

A group of nearly 500
healthcare
workers is slated to receive a $10 million payout in a first-of-its-kind settlement challenging their hospital’s
COVID-19
vaccine mandate.The coalition of workers at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Illinois filed their suit in October 2021, alleging the healthcare facility was illegally refusing to grant religious exemptions to the mandate. The July 29 settlement agreement by the state’s Northern District Court means 473 current and form …