BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WJW) - Restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. has agreed to pay thousands of dollars to a job applicant who wasn't hired last year.

The investigation began after a man interviewed for a position at P.F. Chang’s in Birmingham, Alabama, in August 2024, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The applicant told EEOC investigators that, during the interview process, he requested off on Sundays because of his religious beliefs.

Through the investigation, the EEOC determined that P.F. Chang’s didn't hire the applicant because of that request.

This violates the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the EEOC said, "which prohibits discrimination because of an individual’s religion and requires employers to reasonably accommodate an employ

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