Southwest Faces $180,000 Fee Bid in Religious Bias Case
- posted: Nov. 14, 2023
- Employee Rights,  Wrongful Termination
A former flight attendant fired by Southwest Airlines is seeking approximately $180,000 in legal costs in connection with contempt proceedings that followed her victory in a religious bias lawsuit against Read More
Supreme Court Lowers the Bar for Religious Accommodations Under Title VII
- posted: Aug. 22, 2023
- Employee Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that “employers may not demonstrate that a proposed accommodation of an employee’s sincerely held religious belief or practice constitutes an undue hardship under Title Read More
Quest Diagnostics to Pay $90,000 in Religious Discrimination Case
- posted: Jun. 09, 2022
- Employee Rights
Quest Diagnostics agreed to pay $90,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of a Rockwall-based phlebotomist. In addition, the company Read More
EEOC: Frito-Lay Illegally Fired Worker Based on Their Religion
- posted: Jan. 07, 2021
- Employee Rights
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently filed a lawsuit against Frito-Lay, Inc., the PepsiCo subsidiary based in Texas, on the basis of illegal discrimination. EEOC claimed the company violated Read More
Hospital Claims EEOC is Misinterpreting Title VII Protections in Lawsuit
- posted: Jul. 06, 2017
- Employee Rights
Minnesota-based North Memorial Health Care has filed a motion for summary judgment in a case in which a nurse alleges the hospital rescinded a job offer due to religious discrimination. According Read More