6th Circuit: Elevated Pleading Standard In COVID-19 Vaccine Case Was Erroneous

(September 9, 2024, 10:37 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A trial court’s dismissal of a worker’s claim that her employer failed to accommodate her religious beliefs when it came to refusing the COVID-19 vaccine wrongly employed the elevated pleading standing of requiring a prima face case, a Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, partially reversing the ruling and remanding for further proceedings....