Arkansas Coop Settles Religious Discrimination Suit

Arkansas-based Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corporation (Ozarks) has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by a former employee and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for alleged religious discrimination.  The EEOC alleged that Ozarks denied the employee a requested day off to attend a Jehovah’s Witness convention, then terminated her when she chose to attend the convention rather than report to work.  The settlement includes a $95,000 payment for the former employee.  Read more here.

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