Settlement, Title VII, Religious Accommodation

EEOC Scrutinizes Vaccine Mandates: Continued Rise of Religious Accommodation Claims

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/2/2025

The COVID-19 pandemic brought workplace vaccination policies to the forefront, raising complex questions about religious accommodations. Over four years after the initial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, these policies remain...more

Center One and Capital Management Services to Pay $60,000 in EEOC Religious Accommodation Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/25/2024

Settles Federal Lawsuit Charging Debt Collector Denied Employee Unpaid Time Off to Observe Religious Holidays, Forcing Him to Quit - Pittsburgh – Center One, LLC, a provider of consumer debt collection services, and...more

Charlotte IHOP to Pay $40,000 in EEOC Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/8/2024

Settles Federal Agency Charges Restaurant Refused to Honor Religious Accommodation and Fired Employee for Requesting It CHARLOTTE, N.C. –Suncakes NC, LLC, a North Carolina-based company, and Suncakes, LLC, a Texas-based...more

Wheeler Trucking to Pay $65,000 to Resolve EEOC Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 6/21/2024

Federal Agency Charged Trucking Companies Discriminated and Retaliated Against a Worker Because of Race and Religion - CLEVELAND – Nationwide automotive hauling and logistics company Wheeler Trucking, doing business as...more

Blackwell Security Services Will Pay $70,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 2/1/2024

Security Company Failed to Provide Religious Accommodation for Muslim Employee - CHICAGO – Blackwell Security Services, Inc. will pay $70,000 and provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by...more

Trinity Health-Michigan to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/19/2024

Hospital Unlawfully Refused Applicant’s Request for Religious Exemption from Flu Shot Requirement and Rescinded Offer of Employment - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Trinity Health Grand Rapids, formerly known as Mercy Health St....more

Triple Canopy, Inc. to Pay $110,759 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 12/28/2023

Government Contractor Settles Federal Lawsuit Alleging It Failed to Provide Religious Accommodations and Retaliated against Employee - WASHINGTON – Triple Canopy, Inc. a Reston, Virginia-based company providing protective...more

Landry’s Restaurant Chain Subsidiary Pays $25,000 to Resolve Religious Discrimination Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 10/12/2023

Recently Shuttered Restaurant Settles Allegations That It Failed to Accommodate Its Employee’s Religion and Then Discharged Her - ATLANTA – Del Frisco’s Grille of Atlanta, LLC—which was part of a national restaurant group...more

Inspira Medical Centers to Pay $100,000 to Conciliate EEOC Discrimination Finding

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 5/31/2023

Hospital and Health Center Operator Found to Have Denied Employees Religious Exemption From Vaccine Mandate, Federal Agency Said - PHILADELPHIA -- Inspira Medical Centers, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, also known as...more

2023 Equal Employment Opportunity Trends in Litigation and Enforcement

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 2/3/2023

Data from 2022 portends a monumental year ahead for Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) litigation and enforcement. Plaintiffs are filing class-based-employment claims in higher numbers than ever, and class actions involving...more

Tampa Bay Delivery Service to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Religious Discrimination Lawsuit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 1/28/2022

Amazon Delivery Service Provider Fired Christian Employee After He Refused to Work Sundays Due to His Religious Beliefs, Federal Agency Charged - TAMPA – Tampa Bay Delivery Service, LLC, an Amazon delivery service provider...more

Sleneem Enterprises, LLC To Pay $22,500 To Settle EEOC Religious Accommodation Suit

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 9/18/2017

Company Discharged Employee Because She Requested Religious Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged - DETROIT - A Michigan-based franchisee of Tim Hortons Cafe and Bake Shop will pay $22,500 to settle a religious...more

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