Catholic Woman Fired for Refusing COVID Vaccine Awarded $12M by Michigan Court Share This article A Catholic woman who was fired after requesting a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine was awarded more than $12 million after suing her employer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Lisa Domski sued the company contending it denied her request for an exemption from its 2021 COVID-19 vaccine policy. She said that particular vaccine clashed with her Catholic beliefs.
Jon Marko, Domski's attorney, noted that she worked as an IT Specialist for the company for 38 years and her position was 100% remote during the pandemic and 75% remote before 2020. "This was a woman who was working from home in her basement office who wasn't a threat to anybody and was completely fulfilling all of her job obligations for 38 years," Marko told Fox News . In October 2021, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan implemented a mandate requiring employees to be fully vaccinated or obtain a religious or medical accommodation.
Domski submitted a request seeking an accommodation because of the "use of fetal cells taken from an aborted fetus when developing the vaccine." She was allegedly denied and told if she did not comply she would be terminated. Domski "refused to give up her faith" and was fired.
"They made up their minds that they were going to discriminate against people who had sincerely held religious beliefs," Marko told Fox. Domski filed a lawsuit against the company claiming she was a victim .