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Tennessee woman awarded nearly $700K after being fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine requirement

  • BlueCross was found guilty by a federal jury in Chattanooga of failing to accommodate Tanja Benton's religious exemption request from their vaccine mandate.
  • Tanja Benton, a former employee of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, was awarded compensation by the jury for her sincerely held religious belief against taking the vaccine.
  • Despite Benton's request for a religious exemption, BlueCross denied it, resulting in her termination and subsequent lawsuit.
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The Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times

Jury Awards $687,000 to BlueCross BlueShield Scientist Fired for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine

A federal jury awarded $687,000 to a biostatistical research scientist who was fired from BlueCross BlueShield in Tennessee in 2021 for refusing to comply with her employer’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Tanja Benton, who had worked 16 years at the firm when she was fired, was awarded $177,240 in back pay, $10,000 in compensation, and $500,ooo in punitive damages, according to a document made public by the federal court in eastern Tennessee on June…

·New York, United States
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The Daily CallerThe Daily Caller

Former Insurance Employee Awarded Nearly $700,000 After Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

A former BlueCross BlueShield employee was awarded nearly $700,000 in backpay and damages after she refused to take the company's mandated COVID-19 vaccine.

·Washington, United States
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The Gateway PunditThe Gateway Pundit

Jury Rules in Favor of Freedom: Blue Cross BlueShield of Tennessee Ordered to Pay Almost $700,000 to Employee Fired for Refusing COVID Vaccine

In a landmark decision, a federal jury has ordered Blue Cross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST) to pay nearly $700,000 to Tanja Benton, a former employee who was terminated for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine based on her religious beliefs.

·United States
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Woman of faith fired for refusing COVID jab wins massive payday | WND | by Around the Web

In a landmark decision, a federal jury has ordered Blue Cross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST) to pay nearly $700,000 to Tanja Benton, a former employee who was terminated for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine based on her religious beliefs.

·Medford, United States
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The Western JournalThe Western Journal

Woman Fired for Refusing COVID Vaccine Gets Lucrative Last Laugh

A Tennessee woman who was fired from her job for refusing her company’s un-American COVID-19 vaccine mandate two years ago is getting the last laugh after a federal court awarded […] The post Woman Fired for Refusing COVID Vaccine Gets Lucrative Last Laugh appeared first on The Western Journal.

·Phoenix, United States
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Zero HedgeZero Hedge

Jury Awards $687,000 To BlueCross BlueShield Scientist Fired For Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine

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·United States
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