EEOC sues trucking co. for discrimination for failing to get Christian trucker home on Sundays for church

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit against a trucking company, alleging that it discriminated against a truck driver based on his Christian faith.

On April 3, 2026, the EEOC announced a lawsuit against California-based Blue Eagle Contracting, Inc., a U.S. Postal Service bulk mail delivery contractor.

The lawsuit alleges that Blue Eagle violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids companies from failing to accommodate the religious practices of their employees, absent undue hardship.

In September 2022, Blue Eagle hired a truck driver “who informed supervisors of his religious obligations on Sundays stemming from his Christian faith.”

The truck driver was assigned a weekday route hauling bulk mail between Reno and Tonopah, Nevada.

The driver volunteered to take a Sunday shift on an emergency basis after another employee resigned unexpectedly.

According to the EEOC, the driver communicated to his supervisor that he was only filling in on the Sunday shift on a temporary basis and needed to attend church services on Sunday mornings.

A replacement was hired, but officials say that that the truck driver was still scheduled for Sundays.

“The driver complained, but Blue Eagle continued to schedule him for Sundays, while the replacement drove the weekday shift. Forced to choose between his Christian faith and his job, the driver resigned in December 2022. The suit alleged that Blue Eagle’s failure to accommodate the driver’s sincerely held religious beliefs ultimately compelled him to leave his job,” the EEOC said.

“Employers are bound by federal law to explore a range of possible accommodations to ensure that employees retain their right to freely exercise their faith,” said Christopher Green, district director for the EEOC’s San Francisco District Office.

Senior EEOC Trial Attorney Mariko Ashley said, “Employers are required to comply with federal law to prevent discrimination based on religion. To force employees to choose between exercising their religious beliefs and their livelihoods, absent undue burden on the employer, violates the law and the EEOC will hold employers accountable.”