Cyriaque v. Dir., Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Servs.

Citations

• 230 N.E.3d 32
• 2023 Ohio 4203

Syllabus

Appellant's employer, a medical provider, required appellant, as a condition of continued employment, to obtain a federally-mandated COVID-19 vaccination. Appellant requested a religious exemption to the vaccination requirement. The employer denied the requested exemption, appellant did not obtain a vaccination, and, as a result, her employment was terminated. Thereafter, appellant's application for unemployment benefits was denied by appellee upon the conclusion that appellant's exemption request had not been based upon a sincerely-held religious belief. The trial court affirmed the denial of the unemployment benefits. There was competent, credible evidence in the record to support the conclusion that appellant's exemption request was not premised upon sincerely-held religious opposition to the COVID-19 vaccines. Judgment affirmed.