EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. HANKS FURNITURE, INC.

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:23-cv-24533

Court:

Florida Northern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

M CASEY RODGERS

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Government Agencies

  1. July 15, 2024

    Furniture Chain, EEOC Strike Deal To End Vaccine Bias Suit

    Arkansas-based Hank's Furniture Inc. will pay $110,000 to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it unlawfully fired a manager who refused the COVID-19 vaccine because of her Christian beliefs, the agency and the retailer told a Florida federal court Monday.

  2. May 15, 2024

    EEOC Suit Over Vax Refuser's Firing Survives Dismissal Bid

    Arkansas-based Hank's Furniture Inc. must face a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit claiming it unlawfully fired a Christian manager who refused the COVID-19 vaccine, with a Florida federal judge ruling the agency plausibly alleged her beliefs conflicted with the company's inoculation policy.

  3. September 19, 2023

    EEOC Sues Furniture Chain Over Denied Vaccine Exemption

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Arkansas-based Hank's Furniture on Tuesday, alleging it violated civil rights prohibitions on religious discrimination when it sacked a manager over her faith-based refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccination.