BWW Resources, which owns Buffalo Wild Wings, will pay $47,500 to settle a lawsuit alleging a Douglasville restaurant refused to hire a server applicant because she wears long skirts for religious reasons.

What We Know:

The EEOC says a server candidate asked the general manager at the Douglasville Buffalo Wild Wings about open jobs. The manager said the store was hiring, then mocked her beliefs about wearing long skirts in public. After she applied, the restaurant did not interview or contact her. An assistant manager later said the store would not hire her because long skirts were unusual for servers in a sports bar. The restaurant hired five other servers within two months of her application.

The EEOC sued under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after trying to resolve the mat

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