A megaresort on the Strip agreed to pay a six-figure sum to settle a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
The Venetian hotel-casino will pay $850,000 and implement “significant policy changes” via a three-year consent decree to settle the suit, the EEOC said in a news release.
The federal agency said The Venetian Resort Las Vegas violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by “refusing to accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of a class of employees” and allegedly “retaliated against employees who opposed these acts of religious discrimination.” According to the EEOC lawsuit, “in some cases denial of accommodation led to discipline, denial of promotion opportunities and discharge or constructive discharge.”
