PLEASE READ THIS
Absolutely DO NOT TRY FOR A MEDICAL EXEMPTION
You will get denied.
I recently met with a lawyer who specifically said not to submit a medical AND religious exemption.
ONLY SUBMIT A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION
Anyone who tells you differently is completely uninformed.
Religion is considered a “protected class” under the civil rights act. Medical stuff is not.
So what you need to do is write a religious exemption in your own words—one that is SINCERE.
Employers can reject your letter if they discover you copy&pasted from a template.
IT MUST BE SINCERE
Please head this warning. My mother in law was rejected because she submitted a medical exemption before her religious exemption. She was fired.
Besides the whole mandate being illegal, beside the fact it's against the Nuremberg code, and beside the fact that mandates are not laws, there's one reason more for not filing medical exemption. You may not qualify for your current position anymore. I'm required to wear a respirator for my work. If I get a medical exemption, that could end my career. Because depending on the medical issue, I may not be eligible for respiratory testing, and therefore not qualified for my job. I'll stay with religious exemption.
Nuremberg Code is not actually in US law.
Correct. It's international law.
Has it ever been upheld in a US court?
We've not had a case that applied in my research. This would set a precedent if it does come to the bench.