Religious Discrimination Employment Action

In Dixon v. The Hallmark Cos., No. 10-10047, an action alleging claims of religious discrimination, retaliation, and failure to accommodate religious beliefs in violation of Title VII, and retaliation and housing discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act, the court affirmed summary judgment for defendants in part where plaintiffs called attention to no statutory or case law that could reasonably be believed to prohibit a private employer from keeping its own workplace free of religious references.  However, the court vacated in part where, drawing inferences in favor of plaintiffs, as was required at this stage, a reasonable jury could find that plaintiff’s supervisor’s alleged comment constituted direct evidence of religious discrimination.

Related Resources

  • Read the Eleventh Circuit’s Decision in Dixon v. The Hallmark Cos., No. 10-10047

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