Cynthia Fernandez, a toll collector in New Jersey, quit her job last week not long after she was told by her boss not to say “God bless you” to drivers. She has gotten herself a lawyer to sue the boss.
‘As they leave, I said, ‘Have a good day, God bless you,’He told me he
wanted to talk to me, that I couldn’t say, ‘God bless you,’ anymore to
customers because somebody might get offended,It does say, ‘Provide
customer service, smile’ – it does say all that,’But it does not say in
any line, ‘Do not say, ‘God bless you.’
Her lawyer, Greg Noble, said
By saying ‘God bless you,’ she’s expressing herself as a Christian,And
if an employer is going to restrain her ability to express herself in
that way, not say something based on her religious belief, not
disrupting the workplace, that’s our concern.’
She is seeking back pay with benefits and a cash settlement from the authority, she said that she feels like she’s taking a stand for God.