A Florida delivery service agreed to pay $50,000 to an employee who was fired for not showing up to work for a Sunday shift after requesting time off to attend church services.
The Tampa Bay Delivery Service, a delivery company used by Amazon, was ordered to pay $50,000 and offer “other relief” as part of a settlement in a lawsuit brought forth by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging unlawful religious discrimination, according to a statement from the federal agency.