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Trinity Health Grand Rapids, a Michigan hospital, agreed to settle a lawsuit after denying a job applicant\u2019s religious exemption from the flu vaccine.<\/p>\n
The worker is to receive $50,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs part of the settlement, the hospital must train its senior leaders and human resources employees on Title VII\u2019s religious protections,\u201d Liberty Counsel wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n After the applicant filed a religious exemption, the hospital said the claim was \u201cinsufficient\u201d without providing an explanation. Title VII calls for employers to make \u201c\u2018reasonable\u2019 accommodations for religious employees unless the accommodation presents an \u2018undue hardship\u2019 on the employer,\u201d Liberty Counsel explained, describing guidance set by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).<\/p>\n According to the guidance<\/a>, one\u2019s religious belief is \u201clargely a matter of individual credibility\u201d and is \u201cusually not in dispute.\u201d<\/p>\n