Worker Asserts Viable Discrimination Claim for Denial of Vaccine Exemption

A federal appellate court ruled that a healthcare worker raised a viable claim of disability discrimination against her employer for denying her request for a medical exemption from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine because of a condition caused by a work-related injury. Case: Klimek v. CentraCare Health System, No. 25-1837, 06/15/2026, published. Facts: Christine Klimek is a registered nurse who suffered an injury while working for CentraCare Health System in 2010. Klimek then developed reflex sympathetic dystrophy.  In 2016, CentraCare instituted a policy requiring all employees to get&nb...