United Will Pay $305,000 To Settle EEOC Religious Bias Suit For Buddhist Pilot

Mealey's (November 9, 2022, 1:16 PM EST) -- NEWARK, N.J. — United Airlines Inc. will pay $305,000 and provide other relief to end a religious bias lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought on behalf of a Buddhist pilot who was unable to obtain a new medical certificate permitting him to fly after he refused to attend Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) due to the religious content, according to a consent decree approved by a federal judge in New York on Nov. 8....