Mavis Tire Supply, a nationwide tire dealer and automotive service provider based in White Plains, New York, entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to resolve a religious discrimination and retaliation charge, the federal agency announced.
The EEOC said its investigation found reasonable cause to believe that Mavis Tire failed to hire an applicant for a managerial position in the Central New York region because, during his interview, he requested Friday evenings and Saturdays off to observe the Sabbath.
The EEOC said its investigation also concluded that the company then offered him a job as a tire technician, a lower position with a more flexible schedule, but retracted it after the applicant reiterated his request for a religious accommodation.
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits religious discrimination as well as retaliation against employees or applicants for complaining about such discrimination.
Following the EEOC’s investigation, the parties engaged in a pre-litigation conciliation process, resulting in a settlement requiring Mavis Tire to provide back pay, front pay and compensatory damages. In addition, the tire retailer agreed to revise its written policies about religious accommodation, provide training for its managerial retail employees in the Central New York area, and require training for certain human resources employees involved in the hiring and/or religious accommodation request process nationally.
Management at Mavis also agreed to post a notice highlighting this matter and the laws enforced by the EEOC, and report on any internal complaints of religious discrimination or retaliation to the EEOC.
“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.” stated Arlean Nieto, acting director of the EEOC’s New York office.
Source: EEOC
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