Tire Dealer to Pay $300,000 Over Religious Discrimination Charge

Mavis Tire Supply LLC, a nationwide tire dealer and automotive service provider based in White Plains, N.Y., entered into a conciliation agreement with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to resolve a religious discrimination and retaliation charge, the federal agency said today.

The EEOC’s investigation found that Mavis Tire failed to hire an applicant for a managerial position because he requested time off to observe the Sabbath, and then retracted a job offer for a lower position after he reiterated his request for religious accommodation. Such conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits religious ...