Jury awards $12.6 million to Michigan woman fired for refusing COVID vaccine

centrist.co.nz

A Michigan jury has awarded Lisa Domski $12.6 million after she was fired from Blue Cross Blue Shield in 2022 for refusing a COVID vaccine on religious grounds. The award includes $10 million in punitive damages. Domski's attorney argued that the company did not genuinely consider her religious beliefs and had a narrow standard for accommodations. BCBS reportedly rejected over 500 similar requests and terminated many employees for vaccine refusal. BCBS stated it would review its legal options, maintaining that Domski's beliefs were not sincerely held and that it did not discriminate against her.


With a significance score of 4.3, this news ranks in the top 3.5% of today's 25444 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 10,000+ subscribers:


Jury awards $12.6 million to Michigan woman fired for refusing COVID vaccine | News Minimalist