The EEOC said the alleged conduct violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on religion.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it has reached a settlement with UT-Battelle to pay more than $2.8 million after a lawsuit surrounding a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
In 2021, UT-Battelle, which is the management contractor of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, placed employees who received exemptions to a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on unpaid leave.
Six workers filed a lawsuit and argued they were told the unpaid leave would be indefinite.
A federal judge then issued an order barring UT-Battelle from placing employees on indefinite unpaid leave or firing them after receiving a religious or medical accommodation to the vaccine.
As a result of its investigation, the EEOC said it found reasonable cause to believe UT-Battelle discriminated against employees based on their religious beliefs by denying them a religious accommodation involving its COVID-19 vaccine policy.
Officials said the alleged conduct violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on religion.
“I am grateful for the field’s hard work in this investigation, and UT-Battelle’s commitment to voluntarily rectifying its alleged Title VII violations by compensating its employees and agreeing to injunctive relief is commendable,” said EEOC Acting Chair Lucas. --->READ MORE HERE
A Maurepas man is facing charges in connection with a scheme where he allegedly received thousands of dollars from an emergency rental assistance program meant for people facing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jail records show Quinton Mitchell, 42, was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 30, on the charges of theft by fraud over $25,000 and government benefit fraud.
According to Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office, the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation began investigating after auditors discovered fraud within the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which was administered through the Louisiana Division of Administration (DOA), Office of Community Development (ODC), in Baton Rouge.
During their investigation, officials said they learned that Mitchell, a landlord, submitted fraudulent applications to the Office of Community Development to receive emergency rental assistance.
Officials said Mitchell’s applications falsely represented the following: --->READ MORE HEREFollow links below to relevant/related stories and resources:
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