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Update on EEOC v. Mission Hospital

By Joseph S. Murray IV

In my last post, On Vaccinations, Religion and What Buddha Really Said, I briefly discussed the case of EEOC v. Mission Hospital. In that case, the EEOC alleged Mission violated Title VII when it required employees to request accommodations to the mandatory vaccination policy by Sept. 1, but allowed employees to obtain vaccinations until Dec. 1. The district court denied Mission’s motion for summary judgment, and the case was on the trial docket.

On Jan. 12, 2018, the EEOC announced it had settled the case with Mission. Mission Hospital Agrees to Pay $89,000 To Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit (Jan. 12, 2018). In addition to the $89,000 Mission paid to settle the claim, it also had to agree to “revise its immunization policy to permit employees to request an exemption during the same period in which flu vaccines are to be received.”