Mosque Furor and Employment Law — Tip of the Week
We are all familiar with the high-profile battle in Manhattan over constructing a mosque near ground zero. According to a recent article in the New York Times, a furor over mosque-building is sweeping...
View ArticleReligion at Work and Requests for Accommodation
Shatkin, Shifflett, Maples and Knight worked together as administrative assistants. Shatkin, Shifflett and Maples didn’t get along with Knight. These three employees had strong religious beliefs and...
View ArticleDress at Work — Tip of the Week
Last week’s news about the clothing of a female sports reporter named Ines Sainz and the reaction by New York Jets players is still in play. My post on the subject provoked a few mixed comments and...
View ArticleWitchcraft and Religious Discrimination
As you’ve undoubtedly heard, about 11 years ago, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Delaware, Christine O’Donnell, admitted that she dabbled in witchcraft when she was in high school. (Here)...
View ArticleDress at Work and Religious Accommodation
This week’s tip involved an employer’s right to control the attire worn by employees. One other point that needs to be made involves dress and religion. That necessarily raises the matter of providing...
View ArticleCharges Filed by Muslims Spike Religious Discrimination Claims
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Muslim employees filed a record 803 religious discrimination charges for the year ended September 30, 2009. That’s up 20% over the year before....
View ArticleRick Sanchez Talks Too Much
Rick Sanchez, a CNN daytime anchor, was fired last week for going off on Jon Stewart and people like him. He did this in a radio interview. Jon Stewart came up because Stewart has repeatedly mocked...
View ArticleRetaliation Claims Increase
Recent trends reveal that employment retaliation claims are on the rise. Further, courts are taking a hard line on offending employers accused of retaliation in employment. A review of United States...
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