Salt Lake Tribune – Federal agency sues U. of Phoenix for alleged Mormon bias

Sure, it’s an online university without walls, but some department head or other in Arizona was probably very surprised to find out he (it’ll be a he) can’t run things like a local waaaaaard meeting, and shun the unbelievers like he had been.

It amazes me, frankly, when these cases come up, because they’re so… 50 years ago. Utah, and to some extent the states bordering it, is in a spiritual time warp.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed suit accusing the University of Phoenix of discriminating against non-Mormon employees.
The legal action, filed this week in U.S. District Court in Phoenix, alleges the employment conditions at the private college were less favorable for these workers in regard to enrollment leads, tuition waiver grants and reprimands. In addition, three non-LDS employees in Arizona were transferred and one was fired in retaliation for complaining, according to the suit.
The lawsuit is seeking an injunction barring the university from discriminating based on religion and from retaliating based on complaints about unlawful practices; the institution of policies to provide equal employment opportunities for non-members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; a written apology; financial compensation and reinstatement for the affected employees; and unspecified punitive damages.