Hotel to Pay $45,000 in Religious Discrimination Settlement

A hotel group has agreed to pay $45,000 to settle a religious discrimination charge filed by the EEOC. The hotel group was charged with refusing to provide a religious accommodation for one of their employees who had requested to have all Sabbaths off from work. Initially the request was honored until a change in management took place, after which her requests for religious accommodation were ignored.  She was then fired.   In addition to providing monetary relief to the employee, the hotel group will implement policies designed to prevent religious discrimination and conduct training on anti-retaliation and anti-discrimination laws.  The hotel group will also be required to report any future requests for accommodation to the EEOC.  See EEOC v. Landmark Hotel Group, LLC, No. 4:12-cv-158 (E.D.N.C.).