News Release
For Immediate Release: 7.29.24
Contact: John Manning, media@firstliberty.org
Direct: 972-941-4453
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Religious Employee Fired for Refusing Covid-19 Vaccination
Former Philadelphia assistant DA Rachel Spivack was terminated after refusing the Covid-19 vaccination that violated her Jewish faith.
Philadelphia, PA—Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in favor of Rachel Spivack, who was fired for refusing to receive the Covid-19 vaccination because of her Orthodox Jewish faith. The Court reversed the District Court’s decision, which ruled in favor of Philadelphia District Attorney Lawrence Krasner, holding that Rachel is entitled to a trial because Krasner’s decision arose from religious hostility.
“We are grateful that the Appeals Court recognized that these important issues deserve a jury’s consideration,” said First Liberty Senior Counsel, Lea Patterson, who argued the case before the court. “No American should lose her job for living according to her sincerely held religious beliefs.”
Rachel Spivack served as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia District Attorney Lawrence Krasner’s office. When Krasner’s office mandated the Covid-19 vaccine, she requested a religious accommodation and waited for almost seven months for a response to her request. She was fired when her request was denied, although other employees were accommodated because of medical reasons and union membership.
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