Denver-based Newmont Mining has settled three lawsuits filed by a dozen employees whom were terminated for their refusal to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus during the coronavirus pandemic.
The dozen employees – 10 workers from the Victor mine, a director for an international project, and its former vice president overseeing North America operations – all requested exemptions from the company’s vaccination mandate during 2021.
Newmont refused to grant the exemptions. After several meetings with the employees, the company ultimately fired all of them…