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PoliticAverse

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4. What constitutes a "sincerely held" religious exemption to a vaccine mandate?

Reply to elleng (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 13, 2021, 01:37 AM

Oct 2021

From: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/religious-exemption-covid-vaccine-mandate/

Most labor attorneys agree there is a lot of legal gray area when it comes to claiming and approving religious-based requests for vaccine exemptions.

"I don't think anybody is 100% clear. The EEOC's view of sincerely held religious belief is employers aren't supposed to challenge the sincerity of the belief," said Jason Reisman, co-chair of Blank Rome's labor and employment practice group.

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New York must allow religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandate, judge rules [View all] PoliticAverse Oct 2021 OP

WHAT 'religious exemptions?' elleng Oct 2021 #1

I wonder the same, can anyone give an example of a religious exemption. Bev54 Oct 2021 #2

That's my question, too! What religion supports exposing yourself to a deadly virus and spreading it?? Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #3

What constitutes a "sincerely held" religious exemption to a vaccine mandate? PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #4

The only people I can think of that are at all consistent about this thucythucy Oct 2021 #7

In order to claim religious exemption I think they should have to be Ka-Dinh Oy Oct 2021 #5

Any one claiming a religious exemption should be required to self-quarantine ... eppur_se_muova Oct 2021 #6

They are out there! Silver Gaia Oct 2021 #8

Most religious exemptions are fake. piddyprints Oct 2021 #9