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Belk Settles Religious Accommodation Suit Filed By EEOC

By Howard M. Friedman

A settlement has been reached between the EEOC and Belk, Inc. in a lawsuit brought by the EEOC charging Belk with failing to accommodate the religious beliefs of a Jehovah's Witness employee in its Raleigh, North Carolina store.  (EEOC press release.) Employee Myra Jones-Abid was fired when she refused to wear a Santa hat and apron because her religious beliefs bar her from recognizing holidays. Under the settlement, Belk will pay Jones-Abid $55,000 in damages and will provide annual training on religious discrimination to managers at the store involved. It will also post a notice at the store on employees' rights and report to the EEOC on its responses to employee requests for religion accommodation.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on March 18, 2011 (boomark / email).