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Benefits June 8, 2006
EEOC Brings Religious Discrimination Suit Against NC Hospice
June 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said a North
Carolina hospice discriminated against a woman when it fired
her for refusing to attend an employee "prayer
circle."
Reported by Adrien Martin
class=”articletitle”> According to the EEOC, former registered nurse for the hospice, Dorene Sampson, a Jehovah’s Witness, was required to regularly attend a “prayer circle” from about January until March 2005. In March 2005 she refused to attend any longer and was fired, CCH reported.
class=”articletitle”> According to CCH, the lawsuit is seeking back pay, compensatory damages and punitive damages, as well as injunctive relief.
class=”articletitle”> “In a society that values religious freedom, you would expect it to be common sense that employers cannot force their employees to take part in a religious ceremony as a condition of their continued employment,” Reuben Daniels, Jr., Director of the EEOC’s Charlotte District Office, told CCH.
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