"Trial Looms for ABC in 'General Hospital' Firings Linked to Vaccine Mandates"
ABC will face trial over religious discrimination claims from two former General Hospital crewmembers who were fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, with a judge ruling that the crewmembers may have had sincerely held religious beliefs that ABC should have accommodated. The court found that ABC may have discriminated against the crewmembers on the basis of their religion by failing to find a workaround for their refusal to get vaccinated. However, the court also ruled in favor of ABC on the claim for invasion of privacy. This ruling comes after ABC defeated a similar lawsuit from an actor over his dismissal for refusing the vaccine, with the court finding it impossible for actors to safely work on set without being vaccinated due to the nature of their work.
