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United Airlines to pay $305,000 after forcing alcoholic Buddhist pilot to attend AA
15/11/2022
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John van der Luit-Drummond, Editor

Businesses offering employee assistance programmes designed to help workers with substance misuse should consider religious accommodation exemptions in their internal policies so as to avoid discrimination claims.

The reminder comes as United Airlines agrees to pay $305,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of an alcoholic Buddhist pilot forced to attend Alcoholics Anonymous.