Apple has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last year. Here are the details.
Apple settles religious discrimination lawsuit
Last September, the EEOC filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming that the company had fired a Virginia Apple Store employee because of his religion and in retaliation for complaints of religious discrimination.
In the lawsuit, the EEOC claimed that despite consistently receiving positive performance reviews, the employee was fired after converting to Judaism and requesting scheduling accommodations “for observing his Sabbath by not working Fridays and Saturdays.”
Apple never publicly commented on the case, and court documents show that the company denied wrongdoing. However, Reuters reported today that the company has now agreed to pay $150,000 to settle the claims.
