Posted On:
August 24, 2011
Premier Well Services LLC Pays $30,000 To Settle Religious Discrimination Lawsuit
Premier Well Services, LLC, pays $30,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit. The lawsuit was first filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") because the company refused to hire an applicant because of his religious beliefs. It is illegal for a company to ask about a persons religious beliefs or to take any type of negative action based on religion.
Premier Well denied that it engaged in any type of discrimination and claims it only settled the case to put the matter behind them. This type of excuse is often used and in my opinion paying $30,000 is more than just putting the case behind them. There must have been more to it than just an allegation.
“Because of the economy, job applicants face many obstacles in finding employment,” EEOC Attorney Faye Williams.
