Religious Discrimination
Power Company Pays $95,000 After Firing an Employee Who Took a Religious Day Off
An Arkansas power company will pay $95,000 to settle claims that it wouldn’t allow an employee take a day off to attend a Jehovah’s Witness ... Full story
Lighting Products Supplier Settles EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit for $82,500
A lighting products supplier will pay $82,500 to settle claims that it grilled a job applicant on his church attendance and how he had been ... Full story
Altec Industries Agrees to Pay $25,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit
Altec Industries, Inc., a manufacturing company based in Birmingham, Alabama, has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a suit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity ... Full story
Gaylord, Inc. to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Gaylord , Inc., a North Carolina company that designs, manufactures, and produces orthopedic and sports medicine products, will pay $55,000 to settle a suit filed ... Full story
Jury Awards Muslim Woman Over $5 Million, Finding AT&T Subsidiary Discriminated Against Her Because of Her Religion
A Jackson County, Missouri jury awarded Susann Bashir, a Muslim-American, $120,000 in lost wages and other damages, plus $5 million in punitive damages after finding ... Full story
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