The women came forward with proactive solutions. The women believed the emblem endorsed LGBTQ values and that wearing it would violate their religious beliefs.” It didn’t happen in Portland or Los Angeles - it happened in Little Rock, Arkansas.Īccording to the EEOC lawsuit, the Kroger location “implemented a new dress code, which included an apron depicting a rainbow-colored heart emblem on the bib of the apron.
This did not happen in a deep-blue bastion like New York City or Seattle.
These women claimed that the emblem endorsed LGBTQ values and that wearing it would violate their religious beliefs. Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against the Kroger Company after a grocery store in Little Rock, Ark., fired two Christian women who requested a religious accommodation when required to wear a rainbow-colored heart emblem on an apron.
