EEOC announced yesterday that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., an insurance brokerage firm, has agreed to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit by paying $40,000 in damages to an underwriting associate it fired, explaining:
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, filed last year, Gallagher knew of Yu Rex Noda’s Christian religious practices, including fasting in conjunction with Lent. As set out in the EEOC’s complaint, a “Termination Memo” Gallagher issued cited “fasting” and “meditating” among reasons for firing Noda.
The company will also provide anti-discrimination training to Midwest regional managers.