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PF Chang's to pay $80,000 after EEOC finds religious discrimination in Birmingham, Alabama
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:45 am
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:45 am
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In a settlement announced on Monday by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), P.F. Chang's has agreed to pay a man $80,000 and retrain its employees on religious accommodations after denying him a job based on his request to have Sundays off due to his religious beliefs.
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According to the EEOC's charge investigation, during the interview process in August 2024 at the P.F. Chang's location in Birmingham, the applicant requested Sundays off due to his religious beliefs. The EEOC's investigation concluded he was not hired because of the accommodation request.
This violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on an individual's religion and requires employers to reasonably accommodate an employee's religious observance or practice, unless doing so would cause undue hardship.
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Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:47 am to imjustafatkid
How spicy do you want your fine, Chang’s?
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:48 am to imjustafatkid
I worked retail, and working Sundays just goes with the territory. Everyone knows this going in.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:49 am to imjustafatkid
This is not a good development.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:49 am to Mike da Tigah
Did you tell your employer you wanted Sundays off to observe your religion and then get terminated as well?
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:51 am to Flats
This isn’t a “new development,” it’s a federal law.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:51 am to Riverside
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Did you tell your employer you wanted Sundays off to observe your religion and then get terminated as well?
I grew up in a time where we were glad to have the job. I didn’t know you could even expect such a thing.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:52 am to Flats
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This is not a good development.
This has been a thing.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:52 am to Flats
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This is not a good development.
It's not new, it's just not followed.
Also, I completely disagree that this is not good.
This post was edited on 9/16/25 at 8:53 am
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:54 am to imjustafatkid
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The EEOC's investigation concluded he was not hired because of the accommodation request.
unless PFC was stupid enough to openly state that in their interview notes somewhere then it seems to me it would be incredibly difficult to prove
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:54 am to Riverside
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This isn’t a “new development,” it’s a federal law.
And it's always applied in an identical fashion, right?
If I need someone for 8 hours/day and their religion says they have to stop and pray to Mecca, very loudly, for 10 minutes every hour on the hour, I shouldn't be forced to hire them. Their conditions don't match mine, we should both be free to pursue an employment agreement that suits both of us.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:54 am to imjustafatkid
The fastest way to get rid of the 1964 Civil Rights act is to start enforcing it rigorously against leftists.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:54 am to Don Quixote
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unless PFC was stupid enough to openly state that in their interview notes somewhere then it seems to me it would be incredibly difficult to prove
I agree. Seems like this must have been the case.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:54 am to Mike da Tigah
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I grew up in a time where we were glad to have the job
This came from the civil rights act.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:54 am to imjustafatkid
Do they submit to whatever whims or desires each individual employee requests? This is a terrible ruling as many people work on Sunday, Saturday’s for Jewish. How about not working after dark because of fears of the dark, rainy days for fears of getting wet or sick. If employees have problems working shifts then should they really expect working at places that require shifts ?
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:55 am to TrueTiger
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The fastest way to get rid of the 1964 Civil Rights act is to start enforcing it rigorously against leftists.
Yep. Time to get busy.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:56 am to imjustafatkid
So, all the college football fans suddenly become Seventh Day Adventists so they get Saturday off?
This post was edited on 9/16/25 at 9:02 am
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:56 am to imjustafatkid
I don’t see how anybody in the restaurant business (save Chick-fil-A) can reasonably expect to have Sundays off.
I’d like a job as an NFL WR, but I want Sundays off. Ridiculous.
And $80k in damages?
I’d like a job as an NFL WR, but I want Sundays off. Ridiculous.
And $80k in damages?
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:56 am to Nosevens
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How about not working after dark because of fears of the dark, rainy days for fears of getting wet or sick.
Well this is a completely stupid point to make when discussing religious beliefs, but also this would absolutely be worked around if the person has a documented disability.
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If employees have problems working shifts then should they really expect working at places that require shifts ?
Hey, I agree. We should get rid of the EEOC and all laws that make these sorts of rulings possible. If we aren't going to do that, then we should enforce them equally instead of how we've been doing it.
This post was edited on 9/16/25 at 8:57 am
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:57 am to HonoraryCoonass
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And $80k in damages?
It's back pay.
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