[Opinion] Kansas Supreme Court Sides with Leawood Woman Who Lost Job Offer After She Refused COVID Vaccine

Kansas Supreme Court sides with Leawood woman who lost job offer after she refused COVID vaccine

Federal Medicare and Medicaid regulations mandate staff vaccinations for employers that receive funding. But the high court ruled that Katlin Keeran was protected by a 2021 Kansas law making it illegal for employers to question the sincerity of religious beliefs for opting out of vaccines.

Kansas Supreme Court sides with woman who lost job offer after she refused COVID-19 vaccine

Kansas Supreme Court Justice Caleb Stegall authored an opinion in favor of a woman who was denied an employment opportunity because she refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine. (Thad Allton for Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court sided Friday with a woman who lost a job offer when she refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine, rejecting the employer’s arguments that federal law supersedes a state law restriction on questioning the sincerity of …

Kansas Supreme Court upholds Kansas law protecting religious liberty – Newstalk KZRG

As a result of the Kansas Attorney General vigorously defending state law, the Kansas Supreme Court on Friday upheld a 2021 Kansas law that allows workers to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds. “During the COVID crisis, all too many private companies imposed draconian vaccine requirements on their employees. The Kansas Legislature responded and provided Kansans a broad religious exemption,” Kobach said. “When I became attorney gene…

KS Supreme Court sides with woman who lost job offer after she refused COVID-19 vaccine

TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court sided Friday with a woman who lost a job offer when she refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine, rejecting the employer’s arguments that federal law supersedes a state law restriction on questioning the sincerity…