No. 23-1951

REGINA M. THORNTON,

Plaintiff, Appellant,

v.

IPSEN BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.,

Defendant, Appellee.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. Jennifer C. Boal, U.S. Magistrate Judge]

Before

Barron, Chief Judge, Thompson and Gelpí, Circuit Judges.

Richard C. Chambers, Jr., with whom Joseph Spinale was on brief, for appellant.

Jonathan Rosenfeld and Michael Lenzi, with whom Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP was on brief, for appellee.

January 16, 2025 GELPÍ, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff-Appellant Regina M. Thornton ("Thornton") was employed by Defendant-Appellee Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Ipsen") as Associate Director - Patient Safety. In September 2021, Ipsen implemented a policy requiring its employees to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. Citing her religious beliefs, Thornton submitted a request for an exemption from the vaccination