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8th Circuit revives nurse’s ADA accommodation suit over vaccine exemption - Business Insurance Skip to content Register for free Search Search Log In Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Subscribe Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers 8th Circuit revives nurse’s ADA accommodation suit over vaccine exemption by Louise Esola Coronavirus , Workers Comp Coverage , Workplace Safety Jun 16, 2026 A federal appeals court Monday revived a failure-to-accommodate lawsuit filed by a Minnesota nurse who said CentraCare Health System wrongly denied her request for a medical exemption from its COVID-19 vaccination requirement. In Christine Klimek v. CentraCare Health System, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a Minnesota federal court’s grant of summary judgment to CentraCare and remanded the case for further proceedings. Ms. Klimek, a registered nurse who worked for CentraCare from 2008 to 2021, developed complex regional pain syndrome, also known as reflex sympathetic dystrophy, after a workplace-related injury in 2010, according to court records. CentraCare had previously found that she met the criteria for a permanent medical exemption from at least some vaccines after her physician said a vaccine could trigger a flare-up of her condition. In 2021, Ms. Klimek was working fully remotely as a clinical documentation integrity specialist when CentraCare required employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine unless they obtained a medical or religious exemption. She sought a medical exemption, citing her condition and prior exemption, but CentraCare denied the request twice without explanation, the ruling said. She was placed on unpaid leave after refusing vaccination. The appeals court said factual disputes remain over whether Ms. Klimek was disabled under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Minnesota Human Rights Act, whether she was qualified for the job, and whether CentraCare engaged in the required interactive process. The court rejected CentraCare’s argument that compliance with its vaccination policy was an essential job function, saying an accommodation such as a vaccine exemption cannot itself be an essential function. The panel also noted that Ms. Klimek had been performing her job remotely and that CentraCare’s internal materials listed working from home as a possible accommodation for employees granted vaccine exemptions. 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