PennRecord Quotes Partner Barbara Hoey On Fallon v. Mercy Catholic Medical Center of Southeastern Pennsylvania Decision

Partner Barbara Hoey was quoted in the PennRecord article ​“A ​‘surprising’ Third Circuit ruling separates religious beliefs from a hospital worker’s refusal of a flu shot,” regarding the reach of Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VII for religious discrimination and what qualify as a religious belief protected by Title VII.

“The employer-friendly nature of the ruling was in some ways surprising,” Barbara said. ​“Where other courts may take a broader view of ​‘religion,’ the Third Circuit did not, and the application of defined criteria resulted in an employer win.”

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