Third Circuit Reinstates Religious Bias Lawsuit Against Geisinger Medical Center Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Nasal Swab Testing Containing Potential Carcinogen

Third Circuit Reinstates Religious Bias Lawsuit Against Geisinger Medical Center Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Nasal Swab Testing Containing Potential Carcinogen

A split panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a Title VII religious bias lawsuit against Geisinger Medical Center, allowing over 100 employees to explore whether the hospital network unreasonably required nasal swab testing for those opposed to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The appellate panel ruled 2-1 on Monday to reinstate the employees’ religious bias claim while upholding the dismissal of their equal protection claim. The …