Crystal Ridge Ski Area, LLC, doing business as The Rock Snowpark, a winter sports park and summer events venue in Franklin, Wisconsin, violated federal law when it terminated a lift operations manager because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit.
According to the suit, the Rock Snowpark fired a Christian employee, because of his religious beliefs, in violation of federal law. The EEOC alleges that the employee frequently posted Bible verses and faith-based messages on his personal social media account. Although his posts made no mention of the workplace or coworkers, his supervisor told him to refrain from posting them. After confirming with the supervisor that he could continue sharing scripture, the employee was fired three days later for posting another Bible verse.
The alleged discharge violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination because of an individual’s religion. The EEOC filed suit (EEOC v. Crystal Ridge Ski Area, LLC d/b/a The Rock Snowpark, LLC, Case No. 25-cv-940) in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Division after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its administrative conciliation process.
Source: EEOC
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