Ten employees of the Long Island-based United Health Programs of America were awarded $5.1 million in compensatory and punitive damages by a jury who ruled that the company forced employees to practice rituals associated with a cult-like organization that relies on a cartoon character known as “Onionhead” to teach “emotional awareness” to followers.
A Long Island health care company is being sued by three employees who allege that they were fired for not participating in a religion known as "Onionhead" which required workers to embrace a belief system of "harnessing happiness" and engage in bizarre rituals.
TM asks: "What do you do when your employer is into New Age stuff and may want you to use it with the people you work with?"
Ten employees of the Long Island-based United Health Programs of America were awarded $5.1 million in compensatory and punitive damages by a jury who ruled that the company forced employees to practice rituals associated with a cult-like organization that relies on a cartoon character known as “Onionhead” to teach “emotional awareness” to followers.
A Long Island health care company is being sued by three employees who allege that they were fired for not participating in a religion known as "Onionhead" which required workers to embrace a belief system of "harnessing happiness" and engage in bizarre rituals.
