Christian pancake maker awarded $40k after he was sacked for refusing to work Sundays
from The Christian Institute:
A Christian employee in South Carolina who was fired for refusing to work on Sundays will now receive $40,000 in compensation.
In 2021, Eddie Moton Jr was granted a religious accommodation when he was a hired as a cook at International House of Pancakes (IHOP). But when a new manager required him to work two Sundays, Moton was fired for refusing to do so again.
Under the settlement, franchise owner Suncakes will provide annual training to managers on religious liberty, inform all employees of the case, and revise its policies to expressly protect religious accommodations.
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The manager reportedly told other employees that “religion should not take precedence” over the workplace and that Moton “thinks it is more important to go to church than to pay his bills.”
But Taittiona Miles, who was the lead lawyer for the case, said: “Employers must respect all sincerely held religious beliefs, which includes providing reasonable accommodations when no undue hardship exists.”
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