Tennessee woman awarded nearly $700K after being fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine requirement

[seafoam1 3,403]

A federal jury found that Tanja Benton "proved by a preponderance of the evidence" that her decision to refuse the vaccine was based on a "sincerely held religious belief," according to the settlement obtained by WTVC.

For a total of over $687,000, the jury awarded Benton more than $177,000 in back pay, $10,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/tennessee-woman-awarded-700k-fired-refusing-covid-19-vaccine-requirement

 

 

[RLLD 4,275]

[squistion 2,487]

She should have been fired as she was in what was described as a "customer-facing role"

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/former-insurance-employee-gets-damages-in-religious-beliefs-vaccine-case-495289.aspx

[Herbivore 1,193]

sincerely held religious belief...her religion is stupid

[seafoam1 3,403]

7 minutes ago, Herbivore said:

sincerely held religious belief...her religion is stupid

proven wrong

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,528]

37 minutes ago, squistion said:

She should have been fired as she was in what was described as a "customer-facing role"

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/former-insurance-employee-gets-damages-in-religious-beliefs-vaccine-case-495289.aspx

lol retard, the vaccine did not stop the spread you moron

 

[seafoam1 3,403]

37 minutes ago, squistion said:

She should have been fired as she was in what was described as a "customer-facing role"

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/former-insurance-employee-gets-damages-in-religious-beliefs-vaccine-case-495289.aspx

Victory over your kind. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,528]

8 minutes ago, Herbivore said:

sincerely held religious belief...her religion is stupid

I agree, however I love that she won

 

[Herbivore 1,193]

2 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

I agree, however I love that she won

 

aren't you kind of rewarding mental illness?

[seafoam1 3,403]

1 minute ago, Herbivore said:

aren't you kind of rewarding mental illness?

Why? No one gave you money. 

[TheNewGirl 1,635]

43 minutes ago, squistion said:

She should have been fired as she was in what was described as a "customer-facing role"

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/former-insurance-employee-gets-damages-in-religious-beliefs-vaccine-case-495289.aspx

No one should have been fired for refusing the vaccine. IDGAF what kind of "role" they had. We lost a lot of great healthcare workers due to this "mandate" and they never returned to their jobs; we have a health care crisis due to that. 

[squistion 2,487]

6 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

No one should have been fired for refusing the vaccine. IDGAF what kind of "role" they had. We lost a lot of great healthcare workers due to this "mandate" and they never returned to their jobs; we have a health care crisis due to that. 

If I own a company, I don't want someone who deals fact-to-face with the public, infecting them with COVID because of their refusal to take a vaccine. 

[TheNewGirl 1,635]

Just now, squistion said:

If I own a company, I don't want someone who deals fact-to-face with the public, infecting them with COVID because of their refusal to take a vaccine. 

That's up to you then, I guess. But at this point we pretty much know that the vaccine did very little to stop the spread. In fact, given the number of vaccines we've had, boosters, etc. people are still getting COVID just like the common cold or flu. 

[seafoam1 3,403]

2 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

That's up to you then, I guess. But at this point we pretty much know that the vaccine did very little to stop the spread. In fact, given the number of vaccines we've had, boosters, etc. people are still getting COVID just like the common cold or flu. 

Hence, it's not a vaccine. It's a flu shot. 

[Baker Boy 1,710]

5 minutes ago, squistion said:

If I own a company, I don't want someone who deals fact-to-face with the public, infecting them with COVID because of their refusal to take a vaccine. 

It has been proven that getting the shot did not stop the spread of Covid And it did not stop you from getting Covid. So what is the point?

[seafoam1 3,403]

5 minutes ago, squistion said:

If I own a company, I don't want someone who deals fact-to-face with the public, infecting them with COVID because of their refusal to take a vaccine. 

You sell calamari out of a broken down truck. No one who buys it gives a shlt about their health. 

[Hawkeye21 2,454]

Good for her.  I hope more people are able to get some money from being treated like crap because of the vaccine.

[squistion 2,487]

3 minutes ago, Baker Boy said:

It has been proven that getting the shot did not stop the spread of Covid And it did not stop you from getting Covid. So what is the point?

Not true, but carry on. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,528]

29 minutes ago, Herbivore said:

aren't you kind of rewarding mental illness?

id call it freedom but ok

 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,528]

15 minutes ago, squistion said:

If I own a company, I don't want someone who deals fact-to-face with the public, infecting them with COVID because of their refusal to take a vaccine. 

but the vaccine is the bestest, shouldn't the people coming in be safe if they have the magic juice?

 

[weepaws 3,323]

1 hour ago, seafoam1 said:

A federal jury found that Tanja Benton "proved by a preponderance of the evidence" that her decision to refuse the vaccine was based on a "sincerely held religious belief," according to the settlement obtained by WTVC.

For a total of over $687,000, the jury awarded Benton more than $177,000 in back pay, $10,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/tennessee-woman-awarded-700k-fired-refusing-covid-19-vaccine-requirement

 

 

Great news.  

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,528]

what I don't like, is the fact that she had to use a religion argument

how about fock off, the govt can't tell me what medical procedures I need

 

[weepaws 3,323]

22 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

what I don't like, is the fact that she had to use a religion argument

how about fock off, the govt can't tell me what medical procedures I need

 

She won.  

[Strike 5,995]

1 hour ago, squistion said:

She should have been fired as she was in what was described as a "customer-facing role"

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/former-insurance-employee-gets-damages-in-religious-beliefs-vaccine-case-495289.aspx

According to the article in the OP she did not:

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Benton, who worked at BCBST from 2005 through November 2022 primarily as a bio statistical research scientist, said in her lawsuit that her job did not include regular contact with people, WTVC reported. She said she only interacted with 10 to 12 clients each year and sometimes those occasional interactions were not in person.

The lawsuit also noted that Benton never had contact with patients as part of her job.

 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,528]

16 minutes ago, weepaws said:

She won.  

whats your point??

 

[Herbivore 1,193]

1 hour ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

what I don't like, is the fact that she had to use a religion argument

how about fock off, the govt can't tell me what medical procedures I need

 

the govt didnt

[seafoam1 3,403]

2 minutes ago, Herbivore said:

the govt didnt

dumbass. 

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,528]

11 minutes ago, Herbivore said:

the govt didnt

allowing a private business to mandate a medical procedure to get/keep a job is something that should be protected by the govt, the govt allowed that, therefore responsible as well

 

[seafoam1 3,403]

57 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

allowing a private business to mandate a medical procedure to get/keep a job is something that should be protected by the govt, the govt allowed that, therefore responsible as well

 

He doesn't understand the concept of government influence. 

[nobody 2,870]

Wow.  We found the last person that still thinks the jab stopped the spread of covid. 

Congrats to squistion.  The most brainwashed of the brainwashed.

[squistion 2,487]

1 minute ago, nobody said:

Wow.  We found the last person that still thinks the jab stopped the spread of covid. 

Congrats to squistion.  The most brainwashed of the brainwashed.

I didn't say that Straw Man. 

[supermike80 2,070]

3 hours ago, squistion said:

If I own a company, I don't want someone who deals fact-to-face with the public, infecting them with COVID because of their refusal to take a vaccine. 

But but but..If they were vaccinated they couldn;t get COVID.  Or so I was told.  Literally none of this makes sense.

[squistion 2,487]

Just now, supermike80 said:

But but but..If they were vaccinated they couldn;t get COVID.  Or so I was told.  Literally none of this makes sense.

Not true. But it reduces the likelihood of getting COVID and if the vaccine was completely ineffective as some people are claiming, then there would be no point in anyone taking it. 

[iam90sbaby 2,727]

What kind of stupid name is Tanja?

[supermike80 2,070]

4 hours ago, squistion said:

Not true. But it reduces the likelihood of getting COVID and if the vaccine was completely ineffective as some people are claiming, then there would be no point in anyone taking it. 

Youre the one claiming the vax protected you.  So if thats true, if you git the vax, why would you care if someone didnt?  Youre protected

[squistion 2,487]

10 minutes ago, supermike80 said:

Youre the one claiming the vax protected you.  So if thats true, if you git the vax, why would you care if someone didnt?  Youre protected

No, I didn't claim that. But carry on.

[supermike80 2,070]

13 minutes ago, squistion said:

No, I didn't claim that. But carry on.

So the vax didnt protect you?  Then why get it?  This is confusing

[seafoam1 3,403]

16 minutes ago, squistion said:

No, I didn't claim that. But carry on.

If it doesn't work, then why fire people for realizing it doesn't work and not getting it? And sometimes if you take the shot, it may even kill you? 

[CaptainObvious1 368]

9 hours ago, squistion said:

If I own a company, I don't want someone who deals fact-to-face with the public, infecting them with COVID because of their refusal to take a vaccine. 

Shut your business down or pay out $700K, dunce.

[Gepetto 1,450]

"Vaccine" given to hundreds of millions of people yet the Covid 19 spread to the majority of people across the entire world anywhere, and some people think it was a success. Can't fix stupid.