A Word About How to Handle Religious 🙏🏻🕎🕌⛪️ Accommodation Requests 🧐
Recently, a North Carolina restaurant franchisee agreed, among other things, to pay $40,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the EEOC. The EEOC accused the restaurant of denying a cook’s no-Sundays request. The case is a starting point to address the potential legal implications of denying an employee’s scheduling request that’s tied to…