Well, walk into yor local Wallyworld and I think you'll get your answer.
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of R. E. Driscoll Sr
Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 11:24 AM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Fwd: [act-chat] Oops! National Federation of the
Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination by EEOC
All:
Has anyone ever seen or heard of Walmart having had such a problem with
reference to a blind person making such a request? I wonder how many 'blind'
persons are gainfully employed by Walmart.
R. E. (Dick) Driscoll, Sr.
On 9/8/2015 11:57 PM, Frank Ventura wrote:
I wonder what would happen if people refused to work on religious days for
Walmart, somehow I dount the EEOC would have the guts to go after Wallyworld.
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From:
blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of abdulah aga
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 4:30 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Fwd: [act-chat] Oops! National Federation of the
Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination by EEOC
Hi
I don't know where this lead us?
When people start use religion to much as esquse for something then is not
good:
other word that esquse lead us in Couse or some type of mess,
I know how looks like and I past true all this things
So I would like ask smart NFB why they are didn't do sem thinks in my case with
TX comition for the blind?
I would like ask smart NFB what would bee hempen if Muslim people say we don't
work Fridays, because of are religion?
-----Original Message-----
From: Miriam Vieni
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 3:11 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Fwd: [acb-chat] Oops! National Federation of the
Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination by EEOC
I guess the NFB is a bit narrow in their definition of discrimination? They
recognize it only when it happens to blind people?
Miriam
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From:
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[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Krugman
(Redacted sender "ckrugman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<mailto:ckrugman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> for
DMARC)
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 3:38 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Fwd: [acb-chat] Oops! National Federation of the
Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination by EEOC
and the stupidity award goes to the National Federation of the Blind! I wonder
whether the NFB membership will be apprized of this.
Chuck
From: R. E. Driscoll Sr <mailto:llocsirdsr@xxxxxxx><mailto:llocsirdsr@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 9:39 AM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blind-democracy] Fwd: [acb-chat] Oops! National Federation of the
Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination by EEOC
All:
This came in the morning mail. It had rather long "TO and COPY" sections which
I have deleted... Further details may be found in the link.
R. E. (Dick) Driscoll, Sr.
National Federation of the Blind Sued for Religious Discrimination by EEOC
Advocacy Group Terminated an Employee because He Would Not Work on the Sabbath,
Federal Agency Charged
BALTIMORE - The National Federation of the Blind, the largest organization of
blind and low-vision people in the United States, violated federal law when it
refused to allow an employee to observe his Sabbath and instead terminated him
because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it announced today.
According to the lawsuit, Joseph R. Massey II is a practicing Hebrew
Pentecostal, a Christian denomination, and abstains from working from sunset
Friday to sunset Saturday based on his sincerely-held religious beliefs.
The National Federation of the Blind hired Massey for a bookkeeping position at
its Baltimore office in November 2013. In January 2014, the Federation told
Massey he had to work certain Saturdays. Massey explained he could not work
Saturdays due to his religious faith and suggested alternatives such as working
on Sundays or working late on week nights other than Fridays. EEOC charged
that the Federation refused to provide any reasonable accommodation and instead
fired Massey because he could not work Saturdays due to his religious beliefs.
Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which
prohibits employers from discriminating against individuals because of their
religion and requires employers to reasonably accommodate an employee's
sincerely-held religious beliefs unless doing so would impose an undue hardship
on the employer. EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. The National Federation of the
Blind, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-02484-GLR) in U.S.
District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division, after first
attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation
process.
"Employees should not have to choose between their jobs and their religious
convictions when a religious accommodation will not unduly burden others,"
said EEOC Philadelphia District Director Spencer H. Lewis, Jr.
EEOC Regional Attorney Debra M. Lawrence added, "Most religious accommodations
are not unduly costly, such as allowing an employee to switch his schedule to
observe his Sabbath. No employee should be forced to choose between earning a
living and following the dictates of his faith."
EEOC's Philadelphia District Office has jurisdiction over Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and parts of New Jersey and Ohio. Its legal
staff also prosecutes discrimination cases arising from Washington, D.C. and
parts of Virginia.
EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further
information about the agency is available at its website,
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