Employee Awarded $425,000 For Vaccine Refusal Firing Seeks Front, Back Pay

( September 10, 2025, 4:26 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — After an Illinois federal jury awarded him $425,000 for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act stemming from his termination for refusing to become vaccinated against COVID-19 after being denied a religious exemption, a former transit authority employee filed a post-trial brief in support of his request that he be awarded front and back pay....