Southwest Lawyers Must Take ADF Religion Classes, Judge Says (1)

Aug. 7, 2023, 10:33 PM UTCUpdated: Aug. 8, 2023, 8:43 PM UTC

Three lawyers for Southwest Airlines Co. must take religious freedom classes from the Alliance Defending Freedom after a federal judge sanctioned them on Monday for the wording of a company notice on employee rights.

Former Southwest worker Charlene Carter sued after the carrier fired her for anti-abortion posts it said violated its social media policies.

She won her religious discrimination case at trial, and the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ordered Southwest to inform its other flight attendants that it wasn’t allowed to discriminate against them on the basis of religion.

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