Tech Company to Pay $15 Million to Settle Charges of Denying Employees COVID Shot Exemption

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A nurse holds a COVID-19 vaccine in Miami, Fla., in this file photograph. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesA leading tech company will pay $15 million to settle charges related to denying certain employees their COVID-19 vaccine exemption requests, and terminating employees who declined to receive vaccines, according to a March 24 press release from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).The company, whose name was withheld, has a presence in 12 U.S. states. The charges were filed in 2021 with the EEOC’s Phoenix District Office. The company chose to voluntarily resolve the issue, without admission of liability, to avoid an extended dispute, said the statement.

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