"EEOC sues Food Lion for religious discrimination", 20 Aug 2014

Food Lion violated federal law when it refused to provide a religious accommodation for and then fired an employee who is a Jehovah’s Witness, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charged in a workplace discrimination lawsuit filed today…A spokeswoman said…the company cannot comment on the pending litigation…Due to his religious beliefs and practice, upon hire Bailey asked that he not be scheduled to work on Sundays or Thursday evenings…[T]he store manager for Food Lion’s Market No. 1044…agreed to accommodate Bailey’s request. However, when Bailey was transferred to work as a meat cutter at Market No. 334…the store manager there told Bailey that he did not see how Bailey could work for Food Lion if he could not work on Sundays. According to the EEOC, Food Lion fired Bailey on June 27, 2011 because he was not available to work on Sundays…