In a settlement announced on Monday by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), P.F. Chang's has agreed to pay a man $80,000 and retrain its employees on religious accommodations after denying him a job based on his request to have Sundays off due to his religious beliefs.

According to a press release by the EEOC, "Birmingham employees, supervisors, managers, and human resources personnel on equal employment opportunity rights and responsibilities, with an emphasis on religious accommodations. In addition, the employer agreed to post a notice regarding the resolution of this matter and the laws enforced by the EEOC."

"We commend P.F. Chang's for their commitment to ensuring that their restaurants make reasonable efforts to accommodate employees' sincerely held religious belief

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