UPS Settles Religious Accommodation Charges Brought By EEOC

The EEOC announced on Monday that United Parcel Service has agreed to pay damages of $70,000 in settlement of a lawsuit charging the company with refusing to provide a Jehovah's Witness employee with a schedule accommodation so he could attend an annual religious service. (See prior posting.) The employee was terminated from his job a few days after his request was denied, and was placed on a company-wide"do not re-hire" list.  Under the settlement with the EEOC, UPS is also enjoined from engaging in future religious discrimination or retaliating against employees for opposing such discrimination.  It will also post its religious accommodation policy and conduct anti-discrimination training.