Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Federal agency sues Chipotle after a Kansas manager allegedly ripped off an employee’s hijab
By Claire Rush — October 2, 2023
(AP) — The manager's “offensive and incessant requests” that she remove her hijab, and his attempt to physically take it off, were “unwelcome, intentional, severe, based on religion, and created a hostile working environment based on religion," the complaint alleged.
Atheist and agnostic fired for not attending company prayers win $50K in suit
By Yonat Shimron — August 7, 2023
(RNS) — The two workers declined to participate in a daily prayer circle as the company owner read from Scripture.
Columbia Theological Seminary accused of racism amid influx of Black students
By Kathryn Post — June 30, 2022
(RNS) — A beloved admissions director was terminated. He claims it’s part of a cycle of discrimination and retaliation.
Health care provider pays $75,000 in ‘scrub skirt’ religious bias suit
By Kathryn Post — February 2, 2022
(RNS) — The Apostolic Pentecostal nurse wanted to wear a ‘scrub skirt’ instead of scrub pants to work for religious reasons.
Trump is gone, but Muslim federal workers say reforms are still needed
By Joseph Hammond — September 17, 2021
(RNS) — Muslim Americans in Public Service has published a set of 12 recommendations to improve working conditions for Muslims in public service.
Muslim flight attendant suspended for not serving alcohol
By Greg Toppo — September 8, 2015
Charee Stanley filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying she wants to do her job without serving alcohol, as she was doing before her suspension, her lawyer said.
Abercrombie & Fitch to change ‘look policy,’ allow hijabs
By Omar Sacirbey — September 23, 2013
(RNS) Abercrombie & Fitch settled a three-year legal battle with two Muslim women out of court.
Professor says he was fired from Atlanta seminary over evangelical beliefs
By Adelle M. Banks — August 20, 2012
(RNS) A professor who was fired in July by the Interdenominational Theological Center says the Atlanta consortium of black seminaries discriminated against his conservative Christian views. By Adelle M. Banks.
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