A jury verdict in favor of employee who was terminated for religious discrimination. Read More
Religious Discrimination
Not only do employers have a legal obligation to reasonably accommodate employees’ religious beliefs and practices, but employees also have a duty to make a good faith effort to consider accommodations offered by their employer. Recently, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a Florida trucking company after a former driver sued… Read More
Alabama Corporation Settles Religious Discrimnation Lawsuit with EEOC
The EEOC recently announced that Altec Industries, Inc., a Birmingham, Alabama based manufacturing company, will pay $25,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit based on a failure to hire claim. According to the lawsuit, the Plaintiff applied for employment at Altec’s manufacturing facility in North Carolina. As a Seventh-day Adventist, Plaintiff alleged that he held the… Read More