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title: Barbara Hoey Featured in Law360 Article on Michigan’s Biggest Decisions Of 2024
date: 2024-12-20T14:15:00-05:00
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# Barbara Hoey Featured in Law360 Article on Michigan’s Biggest Decisions Of 2024

  December 20, 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

The battle over COVID-19 vaccine mandates gained significant attention in November 2024 when a Michigan federal jury awarded $12.69 million in damages to Lisa Domski, a former Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan employee. Domski claimed she was unjustly terminated after the company denied her request for a religious exemption from the vaccine mandate.

*Law360*, which included the *Domski* case on its list of Michigan’s most significant legal decisions of 2024, quoted [Barbara Hoey](https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/barbara-e-hoey), highlighting the ongoing complexities surrounding vaccine mandates and accommodations in the workplace.

“The jury must have just been incensed at how this plaintiff’s termination was handled,” said Hoey. ​“I really think it is not a good approach to start a religious accommodation discussion questioning the sincerity of the belief. I advise my clients to presume the belief is sincere and then start the discussion of, ​‘Can we accommodate this person?’ ”

Read the full story [here](https://www.law360.com/articles/2275569/michigan-s-biggest-decisions-of-2024-). (May require a subscription)

 

 

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