Mavis refused to hire a qualified candidate for a managerial psition when he said he would need Friday night and Saturday off as he is Shabbos observant. They then offered him a more flexible technician position but retracted that as well for the same reason.
The candidate sued and was awarded a little over $300k for the discrimination he suffered. Mavis will also revise its policies about religious accomodation and train their relevant staff about these matters.
The Director of EEOC said
“We commend Mavis for their commitment to complying with Title VII’s requirement to accommodate job applicants’ and employees’ sincerely held religious beliefs and practices,” said Arlean Nieto, acting director of the EEOC’s New York District Office. “Employers cannot refuse to hire a job applicant to avoid granting a request for a religious accommodation. Employers need to take reasonable efforts to accommodate an employee’s sincerely held religious belief, unless such an accommodation would pose an undue hardship.”
source: EEOC
Discrimination is always bad, so good on them for coming down on Mavis for this.
based on Nieto's last statement, I am wondering what the legal requirements are - what is considered undue hardship? If the position requires the manager to work Saturday, why is it religious discrimiation to not hire an Orthodox Jew? Maybe they couldnt show that it was really a necessary work day and he couldnt do his job properly if he couldnt come on Saturday?
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