Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan Loses Lawsuit Over Employee Vaccine Mandate

Crain’s Detroit Business (11/11, Walsh) reports that “jurors in U.S. District Court in Detroit punished Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for terminating an employee for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic, potentially setting a precedent for employers across the state.” They “awarded $12.7 million to former IT specialist Lisa Domski after the Detroit-based insurance giant denied her religious accommodation request to forgo vaccination, as the company required it as a condition of her employment.” However, “it’s the jury’s rebuke of Blue Cross’ termination of Domski and, ultimately, of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine policy, that could hold massive implications not only for Blue Cross...but for employers across Michigan.”