Apple has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) last year.

Last September, the EEOC filed a complaint alleging that Apple fired a Virginia Apple Store employee after he converted to Judaism and requested sazabat‑based scheduling accommodations.

Apple denied wrongdoing, but court documents show it accepted the settlement. The consent decree requires a $80,000 back‑pay payment and a $70,000 compensatory damages lump sum, and mandates religious‑discrimination training for Northern Virginia staff.

Under the decree, Apple will provide training on religious discrimination and accommodation requirements to certain employees in the relevant Northern Virginia retail market, and will report denial of accommodation requests and complaints of religious discrimination to the EEOC for the two‑year duration of the consent decree. The agreement also obligates Apple to report denial of accommodation requests and complaints of religious discrimination to the EEOC for two years, while explicitly stating the settlement does not constitute an admission of fault.