Hershey spa accused of punishing worker over religious beliefs

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Hershey spa accused of punishing worker over religious beliefs Beth Ann Rosica November 10, 2025 November 9, 2025

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A Hershey spa employee has filed a federal lawsuit claiming her religious rights were violated after she requested to not escort a biological male identifying as a transgender woman into the women’s locker room — an accommodation her employer initially granted, then rescinded.

Jeriah Sellers was hired in 2023 as a part-time concierge at the MeltSpa by Hershey where her duties include escorting guests to the locker rooms. She was expected to accompany women inside the women’s locker room and to explain the amenities but was not expected to take men inside the men’s locker roo