In September 2004, the Washington, D.C. (along with the Charlotte and Raleigh) office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Howell Chide Care Center, Inc. d/b/a Howell Center-Gatewood in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the claimant by failing to reasonably accommodate the claimant's sincerely held religious beliefs (Christianity) and discharged the claimant for refusing to participate in Halloween related activities. The case settled by entry of a consent decree in April 2005.

The three year consent decree required the defendant to pay $15,000, refrain from discrimination and retaliation, give the claimaint neutral references, expunge the claimant's record, institute and implement an anti-discrimination policy, provide training for all employees, post notice, give the EEOC semi-annual reports of accommodation request, and allow the EEOC to review compliance. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

Lionel Joiner - 07/10/2007
- 06/10/2017


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