WASHINGTON (VINnews) — Apple has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle federal allegations that a manager at one of its Virginia stores made antisemitic comments and discriminated against a Jewish employee, according to court filings.

The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Apple over alleged treatment of Tyler Steele, a longtime employee at the company’s Reston, Virginia, store.

According to the EEOC lawsuit, Steele converted to Judaism in 2023 and subsequently faced difficulties obtaining time off for the Jewish Sabbath, which runs from Friday evening through Saturday evening.

The agency alleged that the store manager made antisemitic comments, told Steele he had body odor, required him to work on the Sabbath and warned him against discussing the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel with colleagues.

The EEOC said Steele was fired in January 2024, days after he declined a request to work on a Friday.

Apple denied wrongdoing in court filings. The company and the EEOC did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the settlement.

The EEOC had accused Apple of violating federal laws prohibiting religious discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. The agency had sought back pay and other damages for Steele, including punitive damages.

The settlement was filed Friday in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, nearly a year after the EEOC filed its lawsuit.