I was let go from an adjunct online teaching job at a community college in my state because I was denied the religious exemption that I applied for. The HR Dept. there is very smug. So I filed a complaint with the State Civil Liberties Dept back in Jan 2022. The school actually hired a lawyer to deal with it (probably cost them more than my semester pay). I had to file so much paperwork for months and have not heard anything back from them since Dec 2022. Well, today I received notice from them that I have been found to have "Probable Cause" and they are scheduling a "Conciliation." I have no idea what that will do for me (someone else has my job) but it feels good to at least hear that I got this far. It was so much paperwork that I wanted to give up. Looking over all that paperwork, I cannot believe I did it.
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Congratulations! Please keep us updated on what "conciliation" turns out to be. Even if it is just a "Hey, we screwed up, so sorry" well, you still stood your ground against a bully! Your determination helps others to find their spine when faced with this type of situation!
Will do. I contacted an employee law firm today. Waiting to hear from them. I have read about "conciliation" but it's not until you go through one that you really know what is, What is so timely is that the 10th Circuit Court just ruled that the denial of religious exemptions for the Vax was unconstitutional and a religious animus (the Thomas Moore Society filed a complaint on the part of the Univ of Colorado Medical School for 17 people). It's taking time but we have to resist this violation of our rights.