Christian Woman Sues Hershey for Religious Discrimination Over Transgender Policy
A Christian woman, Jeriah Sellers, has filed a lawsuit against Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company, alleging religious discrimination. Sellers, represented by Andrea Shaw of the Law Office of Andrew H. Shaw, refused to escort a transgender woman around a female locker room due to her religious beliefs.
Sellers, who believes in the binary nature of sex as taught by her faith, expressed discomfort with showing a biological male around the female locker room, where young girls as young as 13 could be present. Initially, her supervisor and the MeltSpa manager agreed to accommodate her request. However, the Human Resources department overruled this decision, informing Sellers that she had violated a transgender policy she was previously unaware of. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company suspended Sellers for one day without pay and instructed her to leave her religion at home. No information about Andrea Shaw, who filed the complaint, was found in the provided search results.
Jeriah Sellers' lawsuit alleges violations of her civil rights. The outcome of this case remains to be seen, but it highlights the ongoing debate surrounding religious liberty and transgender rights in the workplace.
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