Earlier this fall Kroger agreed to pay $180,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit with two former employees in Conway.
As part of the settlement, Kroger agreed to create a religious accommodation policy and provide better religious discrimination training to store managers.
In September of 2020 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against a Kroger store in Conway after two employees allegedly were fired for declining to wear rainbow-colored aprons at work.
According to the lawsuit, the employees believed the rainbow emblem was meant to endorse LGBTQ values and lifestyles, and felt that wearing it would violate their religious beliefs.
It may have taken two years, but it’s good to see a victory for religious freedom in this situation.
You can read the federal EEOC statement about the lawsuit here.
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