A June 12 press release from the Department of Labor which announced a wage-and-hour consent judgment (full text) in Su v. Garibaldi, (ED CA, 5/8/2023), described testimony during the litigation that revealed an unusual use of religious pretext. The press release relates, in part:
... [A]n employee of Che Garibaldi Inc., operator of Taqueria Garibaldi, testified that the restaurant offered employees a person identified as a priest to hear confessions during work hours. The employee told the court the priest urged workers to “get the sins out,” and asked employees if they had stolen from the employer, been late for work, had done anything to harm their employer, or if they had bad intentions toward their employer.
[Thanks to Jeff Pasek for the lead.]
