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?"
