Dec. 1—A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of United Launch Alliance and against five of its Decatur employees who claimed the company had illegally applied a COVID-19 vaccine mandate to them despite their requests for religious and medical exemptions.
The 24-page ruling relies heavily on ULA's claim, based on a Sept. 8 executive order by President Joe Biden, that it risked losing federal launch contracts if it granted vaccine exemptions. That did not sit well with one of the plaintiffs, laser weld technician Hunter Creger.
"I don't think it's the federal government's place to tell me what to do with my body. I think it's egregious that they would force me to do something in order for me to keep my job. Last I checked, I'm an American. I shouldn't have to put up with things like that," Creger said Tuesday.
At issue was the employees' request that the court block ULA from terminating or placing on unpaid leave any employee who refused the vaccine after seeking a religious or medical exemption from the vaccine mandate. The court ruled the plaintiffs had not shown any of the elements necessary to obtain an injunction against ULA.
The employees argued the company violated federal law by failing to accommodate their religious beliefs and alleged disabilities, and violated a recently passed state law that purports to prevent an employer from terminating or reducing the pay of an employee seeking a religious or medical exemption from a vaccine mandate until the employee has...
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