Zarn v. Minnesota Department of Human Services

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Case overview

Case Number:

0:22-cv-01756

Court:

Minnesota

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

Michael J. Davis

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Government Agencies

  1. January 21, 2025

    Minn. Agency Beats Worker's COVID Testing Policy Suit

    A Minnesota state agency defeated a Catholic employee's lawsuit claiming it unlawfully refused to grant him a religious exemption from its COVID-19 vaccination and testing policies, with a federal judge ruling Tuesday that the worker had failed to show the agency knew about his religious objections.

  2. October 20, 2022

    Minn. Judge Tosses State Claims In Vax Mandate Challenge

    A Minnesota federal judge trimmed a government worker's challenge to a Minnesota agency's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, finding that the worker had no standing to raise state law claims in federal court.

  3. July 15, 2022

    Vaccines, Sick Leave At Heart Of New COVID Workplace Suits

    Over the past week, multiple new lawsuits were filed by workers in both the private and public sectors over issues tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, putting on display how hot-button topics like vaccine mandates and sick leave are regularly finding their way into court. Here, Law360 rounds up four of the latest pandemic-related employment suits.