$5.1 Million Verdict Issued In EEOC Suit Over Forced Religious Participation

Mealey's (May 1, 2018, 9:05 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal jury issued a $5.1 million verdict against an employer sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for coercing 10 employees to engage in religious practices at work and creating a hostile work environment for nine of them, the EEOC announced on April 26 (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. United Health Programs of America, Inc., et al., Elizabeth Ontaneda, et al. v. United Health Programs of America, Inc., et al., No. 14-3673, E.D. N.Y.)....