( February 11, 2026, 8:29 AM EST) -- BOSTON — Following decisions in two similar cases, a First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel vacated and remanded a trial court’s dismissal of state and federal discrimination and retaliation claims brought by two former managers of a large national toy manufacturer against their employer after they said they were forced to resign as a result of refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19 for religious reasons....