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A Wisconsin ski park is facing a federal lawsuit for charges of religious discrimination. A former employee at Crystal Ridge Ski Area, LLC, formerly known as The Rock Snowpark, in Franklin,\u00a0Wisconsin, alleges he had worked at the company for a year and half, when he was suddenly fired. The employee states that during his time, he received bonuses and was promoted due to his performance. During the time he was employed at the ski park, the employee, who is a Christian, would post Bible verses to his personal Facebook page. After the park\u2019s Operations Manager met with the employee to express concerns that some of his statements on his personal page were \u201cdiscriminatory to gay people,\u201d the employee asked if he could still post Bible verses. He was given permission to do so and posted a Bible verse three days after the meeting. The employee was then fired that very day.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a formal complaint against Crystal Ridge. The complaint asks that the judge issue a permanent injunction restricting “any employment practices which discriminate on the basis of religion in violation of Title VII.” Crystal Ridge would also have to implement new employment policies to ensure equal employment opportunities and pay the employee backpay as well as compensatory and punitive damages. According to the EEOC, the employee\u2019s posts did not reference his employer, nor did they target anyone.<\/p>\n

Crystal Ridge has denied any wrongdoing and insists the employee was fired for performance issues. \u201cFirst, we want to make clear that we, as an employer and member of the community, treat all of our employees and customers equally and with respect, regardless of who they are and what they believe. We also expect all of our employees to similarly respect each other and the customers that we are here to serve,\u201d the park said in a statement to Fox News<\/em><\/a>. “Second, we want to make clear that the internal employment decision that apparently led to the EEOC\u2019s lawsuit was not made on the basis of the employee\u2019s religious beliefs. Rather, it was a business decision based on performance issues and policy violations.\u201d Crystal Ridge has not yet been served the formal complaint.<\/p>\n

EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas stood by the complaint. \u201cAll employees have the right to earn a living free from discrimination based on their religious beliefs,\u201d the EEOC said in\u00a0 a statement. \u201cWhile employers must remain alert to potential harassment in the workplace, religious statements made outside of work that do not reference or impact anyone in the workplace do not constitute unlawful harassment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Wisconsin ski park is facing a federal lawsuit for charges of religious discrimination. A former employee at Crystal Ridge Ski Area, LLC, formerly known as The Rock Snowpark, in Franklin,\u00a0Wisconsin, alleges he had worked at the company for a year and half, when he was suddenly fired. 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