WSU fired Rolovich in November 2021 for refusing to comply with the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for state employees.
Rolovich said his request for a religious exemption as a “devout Catholic,” and his appeal were both denied, so he The judge says because Rolovich first mentioned his religious beliefs to WSU on Aug. 19, 2021, Rolovich cannot claim a violation of the free exercise of his religious beliefs prior to that date.
“This Court and many others around the country have consistently found COVID-19 vaccine mandates for state employees are facially neutral and generally applicable, and terminating an employee for failing to comply with a vaccine mandate is a permissible employment action,” Rice wrote in his decision.
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