Brown et al v. MGM Grand Casino

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:22-cv-12978

Court:

Michigan Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Gershwin A. Drain

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  1. November 19, 2024

    Detroit Casino Must Face Narrowed COVID Vax Bias Suit

    A Michigan federal judge refused to tossĀ a religious bias suit from a worker who said the MGM Grand Detroit fired him for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination, ruling a jury should decide whether the casino could have accommodated his beliefs by letting him skip the jab.

  2. August 06, 2024

    MGM Shreds Workers' Bid For Default Win In Vax Fight

    Detroit casino MGM Grand has urged a Michigan federal court to not grant default judgment to former employees protesting its vaccination policies, arguing the request is drastic and that any delay in producing discovery documents was justified and harmless.

  3. August 24, 2023

    MGM Can't Beat Ex-Workers' Religious Vax Exemption Suit

    MGM Grand Casino must face claims from former employees that they were discriminated against based on their religious beliefs for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine because the workers showed enough evidence to support their allegations they experienced disparate treatment, a Michigan federal judge said Thursday.

  4. March 09, 2023

    MGM Says Ex-Worker Didn't Ask For Religious Vax Exemption

    MGM Grand Casino has asked a Michigan federal judge to toss a suit by former employees who claim they were discriminated against on religious grounds for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, saying the lead plaintiff never informed his superiors of his religious beliefs when he asked for an exemption.

  5. December 09, 2022

    MGM Fired Workers Seeking Vaccine Exemptions, Suit Says

    MGM Grand Casino discriminated against workers who requested religious and medical exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate by firing them, according to a lawsuit filed in Michigan federal court.