Credit: christianchan/Adobe StockScripture-Quoting Employee Sues Company for Supporting LGBTQ Pride
The case pits an employee's right to religious expression against the company's support of its LGBTQ+ workers.
January 02, 2025 at 06:02 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Drug sales rep's suit claims Eli Lilly violated his civil rights when it fired him over religious-themed posts on a company messageboard.
- Plaintiff's religious postings came after a manager's post marking Gay Pride Month.
- The suit cited the Supreme Court's holding in a 2015 case that many people of faith hold beliefs about gender identity and sexual orientation "based on decent and honorable religious or philosophical premises.”
Eli Lilly & Co. has been hit with a suit claiming it fired a New Jersey drug sales representative for holding a biblically based view on sexual morality.
In a case that pits an employee's right to religious expression against the company's support of its LGBTQ+ workers, plaintiff Jonathan Samaniego claims he was terminated based on his religious views, in violation of Title VII and New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination.
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