04th Apr 2008
Religious Affiliation Leads to a Promotion?
Or not. It’s hard to tell in the article.
Kelly Services case goes to jury describes an interesting case in terms of workplace rights and religious affiliation. An employee at Kelly Services claims she was not promoted because she was not part of a religious group to which other Kelly Services employees belonged.
Some summary from attorneys:
“We live in a culture of blame, don’t we?” asked Kelly Services attorney E. Joseph Connaughton. “The coffee’s too hot, there’s a lawsuit. Our kid doesn’t make the sports team, there’s a lawsuit.”
“We have juries who can say, ‘Enough is enough,’” Connaughton continued, asking jurors during his closing argument Thursday in the federal court case in Sacramento to find that Nevada City resident Noyes, 59, was dealt with fairly at work by her office manager, then a member of the Yuba County-based Fellowship.
Attorney M. Catherine Jones, representing Noyes, said her client should have been promoted to software development manager and that Kelly Services “needs to be punished” for its indifference to Noyes workplace rights. Jones said Fellowship members were favored in hiring, promotion and pay at the Nevada City office where Noyes worked.
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