New York Must Allow Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate, Judge Rules

October 14, 2021

(Reuters) – A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that New York state cannot impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on healthcare workers without allowing their employers to consider religious exemption requests. U.S. District Judge David Hurd in Albany, New York, ruled that the state’s workplace vaccination requirement conflicted with healthcare workers’ federally protected right to seek religious accommodations from their employers. (Read Full Article)