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Company fined in religious ( Atheist & Agnostic ) discrimination case
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Company fined in religious discrimination case
Associated Press
8:16 PM CDT, September 18, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky.
An insurance company has agreed to pay almost $75,000 in fines to settle a religious discrimination claim.
The Justice Department announced the settlement Friday involving Des Moines, Iowa-based Guideone Mutual Insurance Co. and two authorized agents, which had advertised special homeowners' and renters' benefits called FaithGuard to "churchgoers" and "persons of faith."
Under the agreement, the defendants must pay a total of $29,500 to three plaintiffs and $45,000 as a civil penalty.
GuideOne had offered the FaithGuard endorsement in at least 19 states. It must cease the practice under the agreement.
The lawsuit was the result of complaints filed by an atheist, an agnostic, and the Lexington Fair Housing Council. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in conjunction with a proposed consent decree.
Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
chicagotribune.com
Company fined in religious discrimination case
Associated Press
8:16 PM CDT, September 18, 2009
LOUISVILLE, Ky.
An insurance company has agreed to pay almost $75,000 in fines to settle a religious discrimination claim.
The Justice Department announced the settlement Friday involving Des Moines, Iowa-based Guideone Mutual Insurance Co. and two authorized agents, which had advertised special homeowners' and renters' benefits called FaithGuard to "churchgoers" and "persons of faith."
Under the agreement, the defendants must pay a total of $29,500 to three plaintiffs and $45,000 as a civil penalty.
GuideOne had offered the FaithGuard endorsement in at least 19 states. It must cease the practice under the agreement.
The lawsuit was the result of complaints filed by an atheist, an agnostic, and the Lexington Fair Housing Council. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky in conjunction with a proposed consent decree.
Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Tags: Agnostic, Atheist, FaithGuard, Guideone_Mutual, Justice_Department, _Insurance, discrimination
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Permalink Reply by Medusa on -
The Justice Department announced the settlement Friday involving Des Moines, Iowa-based Guideone Mutual Insurance Co. and two authorized agents, which had advertised special homeowners' and renters' benefits called FaithGuard to "churchgoers" and "persons of faith.">>
Glad these idiots got sued for such a discrimatory practice. Some people just don't get it. What they did was the equivalent of offering special benefits to people based on race. -
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