Martinez Animal Hospital to pay ex-employee $20K over training opposing religious beliefs

Martinez Animal Hospital agreed to pay a former employee $20,000 after an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission concluded the animal hospital had subjected the employee to mandatory training contrary to his religious beliefs, the EEOC announced.

When the employee objected to the training, which incorporated religious content, and requested to be excused from future trainings, he was terminated within days, the EEOC investigation found.