Some now require an actual signed affidavit from a religious leader, instead of an online form. California got rid of nonmedical exemptions in 2015. Some private employers are taking a hard line.

Exemption requests are on the rise as more companies require vaccines. Labor attorney Sarah Platt said people claiming a religious exemption to a vaccine should not expect it to be automatic.

September 29, 2021 / 6:54 PM PDT / CBS San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Employers are dealing with more religious exemption requests from their workers as vaccine mandates take effect.

“‘In its new guidance, the EEOC makes clear that employees need not use ‘magic words’ or specifically invoke Title VII to qualify for a religious exemption to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

A Raleigh County judge agreed to consolidate two different cases raising questions about Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order allowing religious exemptions for required vaccinations, but rejected a ...

An estimated 750 requests for religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine mandate have been filed with the Office of the Dean of Students so far, according to Robin Kaler, vice chancellor for Public ...

State lawmakers are requiring schools to grant religious exemptions when a parent says a class assignment conflicts with their beliefs.

About 3,000 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections to try to get out of the required COVID-19 vaccination. In Washington state, hundreds of state workers are seekin… ...

Andrew Kurtyko, a registered nurse, is among those who want a religious exemption to not take the vaccine, and he is preparing to leave New York for Florida with his 18-year-old daughter if necessary.

Some now require an actual signed affidavit from a religious leader, instead of an online form. California got rid of nonmedical exemptions in 2015. Some private employers are taking a hard line.