Christian Man Fired for Religious Beliefs Sues Employer

LATHAM, NY--Liberty Counsel filed a lawsuit against the New York-based company Trane Technologies on behalf of former employee Paul Ostapa for unlawfully denying him a religious accommodation and firing him over his religious beliefs. Ostapa, a Ukrainian native who emigrated in 2001, had worked for Trane Technologies for 16 years as an HVAC technician. Ostapa asked for a religious accommodation to avoid working alone with a female colleague who is not his wife. The complaint states that after this request Trane Technologies subjected him to a hostile work environment, interrogation and harassment, abrupt administrative leave, and ultimately fired him, which are all violations of Title VII’s religious protections.