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.