Blue Bell sued by EEOC after firing Jewish worker over beard request

Blue Bell faces EEOC lawsuit over alleged religious discrimination at Sylacauga facility

Blue Bell Creameries is being sued over the firing of a longtime Alabama employee who says he was let go after asking to keep his beard for religious reasons.

US federal agency sues ice cream company for firing Jewish staffer who sought beard accommodation

"Religious discrimination is illegal under federal law," stated Marsha Rucker, regional attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Birmingham.

Blue Bell sued by EEOC after firing Jewish worker over beard request

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued Blue Bell Creameries, alleging the company unlawfully fired a Jewish technician after he requested a religious accommodation to keep his beard.

Blue Bell Creameries Sued by EEOC Over Jewish Employee’s Religious Accommodation Firing

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a lawsuit against Blue Bell Creameries, claiming a Jewish employee at the company’s Sylacauga production facility was unlawfully fired after he requested a religious accommodation. The EEOC is filing the federal lawsuit on behalf of the employee, who alleges he was treated differently and retaliated against because of his religion. According to the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Distr…

EEOC Sues Blue Bell Over Sylacauga Beard Firing

EEOC lawsuit says Blue Bell fired Jewish technician Gary Blackshear at its Sylacauga, Alabama plant after he refused to shave his beard.