Michigan Hospital Pays $410K to Settle Lawsuit by Employee Fired Over Transgender PolicyAugust 3, 2026Fox Digital / news@whmi.comA Michigan hospital has agreed to pay $410,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a physician assistant who said she was fired after refusing to comply, due to her faith convictions, with workplace policies related to transgender patients, according to court filings and statements from the parties. Valerie Kloosterman sued University of Michigan Health-West after she was terminated in August 2021. Employers cannot drive out people like Valerie just because of their sincere religious beliefs. We are grateful to have resolved this matter with University of Michigan Health-West." Fox News Digital reached out to University of Michigan Health-West for comment.