Aug 3, 2009 - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which filed the ... seeking time off in July 2005 to attend a Jehovah's Witness conference.

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Memphis, TN - Memphis, Light, Gas, & Water sued in federal court over allegations of religious discrimination, harassment & retaliation

by AndersonsInfo in

jw
friends

http://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/mlgw-sued-for-religious-discrimination-harassment-retaliation/496547868.

news video included.

mlgw sued for religious discrimination, harassment & retaliation.

AT&T TO PAY $756,000 FOR RELIGIOUS BIAS AGAINST JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

EEOC Wins Jury Verdict for Two Fired Customer Service Technicians

JONESBORO, Ark. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced a favorable jury verdict of $756,000 in a religious discrimination lawsuit brought against AT&T Inc. on behalf of two male customer service technicians who were suspended and fired for attending a Jehovah’s Witnesses Convention.

The jury of nine women and three men awarded the two former employees, Jose Gonzalez and Glenn Owen (brothers-in-law), $296,000 in back pay and $460,000 in compensatory damages under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. During the four-day trial, the jury heard evidence that both men had submitted written requests to their manager in January 2005 for one day of leave to attend a religious observance that was scheduled for Friday, July 15, to Sunday, July 17, 2005. Both men testified that they had sincerely held religious beliefs that required them to attend the convention each year. Both men had attended the convention every year throughout their employment with AT&T -- Gonzalez worked at the company for more than eight years and Owen was employed there for nearly six years.

Commenting on the case, in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Jonesboro Division (Case No. 3:06-cv-00176), before Judge Leon Holmes, former employee Joe Gonzalez said, “I am very pleased with the jury's verdict.” Glenn Owen added, “I'm glad that the justice system works and that the jury saw what was going on and corrected it.”

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits religious discrimination and requires employers to make reasonable accommodations to employees’ and applicants’ sincerely held religious beliefs as long as this does not pose an undue hardship.

“In this case, AT&T forced Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Owen to choose between their religion and their job,” said Faye A. Williams, regional attorney for the EEOC Memphis District Office. “Title VII does not require that an employee make that choice in order to maintain gainful employment.”

EEOC supervisory Trial Attorney William Cash, Jr., who tried the case with agency attorney Darin Tuggle, said, “Protecting the rights of employees to be free from religious discrimination is an important part of the EEOC’s mission.”

Religious discrimination charge filings (allegations) reported to EEOC offices nationwide have substantially increased from 1,388 in Fiscal Year 1992 to 2,541 in FY 2006. The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.

https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/10-23-07.cfm

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Memphis, TN - Memphis, Light, Gas, & Water sued in federal court over allegations of religious discrimination, harassment & retaliation

by AndersonsInfo in

jw
friends

http://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/mlgw-sued-for-religious-discrimination-harassment-retaliation/496547868.

news video included.

mlgw sued for religious discrimination, harassment & retaliation.

Hecce

In the US on labor matters before starting a legal proceeding you have to get approval from the EEOC, the fact that they authorized his right to go forward is an indication that his case has some merit. Clearly the final determination will be made at the hearing, most of the time a settlement will be reached before that.

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Memphis, TN - Memphis, Light, Gas, & Water sued in federal court over allegations of religious discrimination, harassment & retaliation

by AndersonsInfo in

jw
friends

http://www.fox13memphis.com/top-stories/mlgw-sued-for-religious-discrimination-harassment-retaliation/496547868.

news video included.

mlgw sued for religious discrimination, harassment & retaliation.

Hecce

Please read, he has a good legal case:

1. Are employers required to accommodate the religious beliefs and practices of applicants and employees?

Yes. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on religion. This includes refusing to accommodate an employee's sincerely held religious beliefs or practices unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship (more than a minimal burden on operation of the business). A religious practice may be sincerely held by an individual even if newly adopted, not consistently observed, or different from the commonly followed tenets of the individual's religion.

https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/wysk/workplace_religious_accommodation.cfm

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What did President Trump say about Sweden?

by kpop in

this you will never see on the mainstream media.

before you comment watch the whole video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqaigeqxqgi.

Hecce

The US has a great deal of experience dealing with refugees, after WII they did it continually for almost 50 years. The admission rules were very strict, intense vetting and preferential treatment for families; unmarried males were placed at the bottom of the list.

From what I read it seems like in Europe they had admitted with no vetting a whole bunch of single, younger males; if after that they have no opportunity of holding a job you have a formula for disaster.

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What are some of the best movies ,musical catergory you have seen .

by smiddy in

some that come to mind for me.. seven brides for seven brothers.

brigadoon.

carmen.

Hecce

Song of the South (not a musical)

Rose Marie

Blue Hawaii

South Pacific (not quite a musical)

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Day 5 - Fessler vs. Watchtower – Ends: Plaintiff settles in Jehovah’s Witness Child Abuse Trial

by darkspilver in

day 5 in court - and apparently the plaintiff stephanie fessler has decided to settle..... http://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/02/jehovahs_witness_sexual_abuse.html.

jehovah's witness sexual-abuse-coverup lawsuit settled.

february 13, 2017 at 2:37 pm, updated february 13, 2017 at 2:44 pm.

Hecce

Feb 15 1994 Watchtower]It is precisely because of this close adherence to Bible teachings that the veneration and idolization of human leaders so characteristic of cults today is not to be found among Jehovah’s Witnesses. They reject the concept of a clergy-laity distinction. The Encyclopedia of Religion aptly states about Jehovah’s Witnesses: ~~“A clergy class and distinctive titles are prohibited.~~”

From the March 1, 2006 Watchtower magazine on page 5 in the article "Who Are Genuine Christians?" we read:

Jesus expects his followers to remain in his word — that is, to stick to his teachings. Instead, religious teachers claiming to follow Christ have “increasingly adopted Greek concepts,” notes theologian Küng. They have replaced Jesus’ teachings with, among others, ideas like the immortality of the soul, a belief in purgatory, worship of Mary, and ~~a clergy class — ideas borrowed from pagan religions and philosophers.~~ - 1 Corinthians 1:19-21; 3:18-20.[/COLOR]

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Day 5 - Fessler vs. Watchtower – Ends: Plaintiff settles in Jehovah’s Witness Child Abuse Trial

by darkspilver in

day 5 in court - and apparently the plaintiff stephanie fessler has decided to settle..... http://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/02/jehovahs_witness_sexual_abuse.html.

jehovah's witness sexual-abuse-coverup lawsuit settled.

february 13, 2017 at 2:37 pm, updated february 13, 2017 at 2:44 pm.

Hecce

Fisherman

Thanks for the clarification.

I wonder about this:

The confidentiality of.JW Elders and Penitents going to them for a spiritual purpose continue to be protected under Federal Law..

We know that down the line a confession will be shared with others, this reference seems to indicate that in order to keep the privilege they must remain secret.

3. California law defines a “ ‘penitential communication’ “ as “a communication made in confidence, in the presence of no third person so far as the penitent is aware, to a member of the clergy who, in the course of the discipline or practice of the clergy member's church, denomination, or organization, is authorized or accustomed to hear those communications and, under the discipline or tenets of his or her church, denomination, or organization, has a duty to keep those communications secret.” (Evid.Code, § 1032.)
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/ca-court-of-appeal/1731903.html

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