Blue Eagle Contracting sued for religious discrimination

The EEOC filed federal litigation against Blue Eagle Contracting alleging the construction company violated Title VII by refusing to accommodate an employee's religious practice and then terminating the employee in retaliation. The complaint specifically claims the employer failed to engage in an interactive process to provide reasonable religious accommodation.

Construction firms and other employers should review their religious accommodation policies to ensure compliance with Title VII's reasonable accommodation requirements. Employers must engage in good-faith interactive processes when employees request religious accommodations and cannot retaliate against employees for requesting such accommodations or filing complaints.