Judge Overrules NY Governor - Says Employers Must Grant Religious Exemptions To Healthcare Workers

[jg121783 3,921]

https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/judge-overrules-ny-governor-rules-employers-must-grant-religious-exemptions-healthcare?fbclid=IwAR3_bPP4CQekjSI2PsT91MNdGgC6FDnBYZVyB5UI9I0IALdwUTxWKkRjl1w

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

I am a Zen Methodist. I object. 

[jg121783 3,921]

1 hour ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

I am a Zen Methodist. I object. 

Under the law you actually don't have to disclose what your religious beliefs are. You only have to state that you have a religious objection. 

[Dashinka 24,731]

I always love this belief that the Covid vaccine protects anyone else other than the vaccinated.

 

"My responsibility as governor is to protect the people of this state, and requiring health care workers to get vaccinated accomplishes that," she said. "I stand behind this mandate, and I will fight this decision in court to keep New Yorkers safe."

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

37 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

I always love this belief that the Covid vaccine protects anyone else other than the vaccinated.

 

"My responsibility as governor is to protect the people of this state, and requiring health care workers to get vaccinated accomplishes that," she said. "I stand behind this mandate, and I will fight this decision in court to keep New Yorkers safe."

On that point we can agree

[LIBrty4all 3,754]

10 hours ago, jg121783 said:

Under the law you actually don't have to disclose what your religious beliefs are. You only have to state that you have a religious objection. 

Evidently you haven't seen what United Airlines has done to their employees who claimed a religious exemption.

[LIBrty4all 3,754]

9 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

On that point we can agree

So you're saying the "vaccines" don't protect the vaccinated?

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

15 minutes ago, LIBrty4all said:

So you're saying the "vaccines" don't protect the vaccinated?

Time to visit the optometrist 

[LIBrty4all 3,754]

10 hours ago, Dashinka said:

I always love this belief that the Covid vaccine protects anyone else other than the vaccinated.

 

"My responsibility as governor is to protect the people of this state, and requiring health care workers to get vaccinated accomplishes that," she said. "I stand behind this mandate, and I will fight this decision in court to keep New Yorkers safe."

 

9 hours ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

On that point we can agree

 

4 minutes ago, Nature Boy 2.0 said:

Time to visit the optometrist 

It might be.  Or perhaps someone needs to understand that werds means things.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

16 minutes ago, LIBrty4all said:

 

 

It might be.  Or perhaps someone needs to understand that werds means things.

Your not that slow. Stop the baiting. 

[LIBrty4all 3,754]

It's you're.  And quoting a member's responses is NOT baiting, so don't even try.

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,378]

20 minutes ago, LIBrty4all said:

It's you're.  And quoting a member's responses is NOT baiting, so don't even try.

No, but saying I said something I didn't is

[laylalex 7,300]

So the way I read this is that religious exemptions that employees seek must be considered, but aren't necessarily granted. That sounds reasonable to me. Most major religions have come out in favor of vaccination.

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Even if the decision is upheld, that doesn’t mean everyone seeking a religious exemption will get one.

“One of the implications is that there has to be an opportunity for employees to request accommodation,” said Alicia Ouellette, president and dean of Albany Law School. “It doesn't mean the employee is going to get the accommodation or that the employer is required to accommodate.”

 

https://gothamist.com/news/courts-side-ny-health-care-workers-seeking-religious-exemptions-reject-another-appeal-nyc-teachers

[Dashinka 24,731]

6 hours ago, laylalex said:

So the way I read this is that religious exemptions that employees seek must be considered, but aren't necessarily granted. That sounds reasonable to me. Most major religions have come out in favor of vaccination.

https://gothamist.com/news/courts-side-ny-health-care-workers-seeking-religious-exemptions-reject-another-appeal-nyc-teachers

Just because the management of a religion is in favor does not mean that a person follows that direction in their own religious practices.  Regardless, the statement the NY governor made was farcical. 

[jg121783 3,921]

6 hours ago, laylalex said:

So the way I read this is that religious exemptions that employees seek must be considered, but aren't necessarily granted. That sounds reasonable to me. Most major religions have come out in favor of vaccination.

https://gothamist.com/news/courts-side-ny-health-care-workers-seeking-religious-exemptions-reject-another-appeal-nyc-teachers

That is totally irrelevant. Under the law you don't have to be a member of a organized religous group nor do you even have to disclose your specific religious objections to claim a religous exemption.