A federal jury awarded the six ex-BART workers between $1.1 million and more than $1.5 million each, court records show.
Kevin Snider, who served as lead attorney, said the workers didn’t compromise their religious convictions for their jobs.
A class-action lawsuit filed in October 2022 said BART granted the vaccine religious exemption for some, but denied accommodations in every instance.
Between then and February 2022, about 179 employees submitted requests for religious exemptions, and 70 were approved, the suit said.
However, one in three BART employees seeking medical exemptions were granted an accommodation, according to the suit.
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