EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. FOOD LION, LLC

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Case Number:

1:14-cv-00708

Court:

North Carolina Middle

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

WILLIAM L. OSTEEN JR.

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  1. July 02, 2015

    Food Lion Settles EEOC Row Over Fired Jehovah's Witness

    A North Carolina minister working as a Food Lion LLC meat cutter scored a $50,500 settlement Thursday in a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming the grocery chain fired him because he couldn't work on days he had Jehovah's Witness services.

  2. August 20, 2014

    Food Lion Hit With EEOC Suit Over Jehovah's Witness Firing

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday slapped Food Lion LLC with a federal employment discrimination suit alleging the North Carolina-based grocery retailer fired an employee because he was unavailable to work on days he had to attend Jehovah's Witness services and meetings.