EEOC Sues On Behalf of Jehovah's Witness Waitress

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against Razzoo's Cajun Cafe in Dallas, Texas, according to yesterday's Dallas Business Journal. The suit grows out of a complaint by a Jehovah's Witness who was employed as a waitress at the restaurant. She requested not to be part of birthday celebrations for customers at the restaurant because her religion forbids such celebrations. She offered to cover other waitresses' tables while they sang for customers, but the restaurant refused to accommodate her and instead fired her from her job.