EEOC announced this week that a Sunny Isles Beach, Florida resort hotel, Noble House Solé, has agreed to settle a religious discrimination claim by paying $99,000 to a terminated employee, and also to create an anti-discrimination policy and to train employees regarding religious accommodation. The complaint was brought by a Seventh Day Adventist employee who worked a room attendant. She needed Saturdays off. According to the EEOC:
Solé Miami accommodated the employee’s Sabbath observance for over ten months after she began her employment without incident. Unfortunately, when a new supervisor came onboard, Solé Miami scheduled the employee to work on a Saturday. When the employee missed work, Solé Miami immediately terminated her, even though employees that missed work for non-religious reasons were given multiple warnings prior to termination.
