A federal agency is going after one of the Big Three Automakers, accusing the company of religious discrimination.
FCA US, known for its Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and Fiat car brands, violated federal law by refusing to accommodate a Jewish employee’s request to observe the Sabbath and take unpaid leave for Passover. That’s the charge in a lawsuit filed against the company by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit, FCA initially allowed the employee a religious accommodation, which excused him from working during the Jewish Sabbath, but FCA management later decided to revoke the accommodation and instituted mandatory Saturday work, which conflicted with the employee’s religious beliefs.
That worker was disciplined and later terminated from his position.
