BlueCross BlueShield Employee Wins $687,240 in Lawsuit Against Vaccine Mandate
A Federal Court jury in Chattanooga, Tennessee, awarded a local woman $687,240 in a case against BlueCross BlueShield. The jury ruled in favor of the plaintiff, Tanja Benton, after determining that the company failed to accommodate her religious beliefs regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Benton, a former statistical research scientist at BlueCross, was terminated in November 2021 for refusing the vaccine. The jury found BlueCross did not provide a reasonable accommodation or demonstrate undue hardship in …