Way back on July 29, 2011 we wrote that an Oklahoma jury had awarded $20,000 in damages to a devout Muslim job applicant refused hiring by Abercrombie & Fitch when
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Religious Discrimination
Religious Nazirite With “More Hair Than Solomon” Denied Job: Employer Refused To Take Hair Sample From Beard For Drug Test
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Discrimination based upon religion is in the news, we said on August 24th, after the EEOC sued a Food Lion store in North Carolina for refusing to accommodate, and firing,…
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EEOC Suit: Seventh-Day Adventist Denied Job Because He Could Not Work On Sabbath
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The EEOC has just sued a North Carolina fast food franchisee for revoking a job offer to a Seventh-day Adventist because he could not work on Sabbath.
The plaintiff, whose…
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Accommodate Religious Beliefs: The EEOC Is Watching
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Discrimination based upon religion is in the news today after the EEOC just sued a Food Lion store in North Carolina for refusing to accommodate, and firing, an employee who…
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“Onionhead” — Just A “Corporate Wellness Program?”
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We would like to bring you back to “Onionhead,” the cult? religion? spiritual belief system? that is at the heart of an EEOC Title VII lawsuit which alleges that a…
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Payback Is A Bitch: What Is A Retaliation Claim And How You Can Avoid It
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Don’t discuss employees’ religion with them, especially not at a mandatory meeting, no matter how well-intentioned you are. And certainly don’t take adverse employment actions against an employee who opposes…
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The Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Decision Does Not Give License to Discriminate
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We reported last week about the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. decision holding that a closely-held, non-religious corporation whose owners had religious objections to providing certain forms of birth…
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Employers Must Attempt To Accommodate Religious Dress And Grooming Practices
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The EEOC has just announced a new lawsuit on what has become a familiar topic – the alleged refusal of an employer, an Alabama nursing home, to accommodate a Muslim…
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“Anti-Harassment At The Heart Of EEOC’s Mission”
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Incidents of harassment against Muslim and Arab employees have been on the rise, with virulent and racist epithets and slurs at the core.
On October 2, 2013 we reported on…
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ALERT! Supreme Court Rules For Hobby Lobby!
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“More than 100 people — activists, court enthusiasts and reporters — gathered outside the Supreme Court building early Monday, awaiting the last day of the court’s term, when the justices…
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