TideGlider... Here IMO is another example of a religious culture imposing their ways on Free Americans...And I wonder if this sort of thing will increase under a hussein obama white House.
...."CAIR sent a letter to Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jefferies requesting a formal apology to the Muslim woman. It also asked that the company make its policy on religious accommodation more clear and require employees to attend sensitivity and diversity training."....
Muslim sues, demands apology over head scarf
Woman claims manager told her 'hijab' doesn't fit company image
August 04, 2008
worldnetdaily.com
A Muslim woman is claiming she was denied employment at an American clothing store because she wears a religious headscarf, or hijab, and she wants an apology.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against an Oklahoma Abercrombie Kids store claiming a district manager told her the hijab "does not fit the Abercrombie image."
"Employers have a clear legal duty to accommodate the religious practices of their workers," executive director Razi Hashmi said. "To deny someone employment because of apparent religious bias goes against long-standing American traditions of tolerance and inclusion."
Hashmi said Abercrombie & Fitch's corporate "Code of Business Conduct and Ethics" states: "The Company will adhere to its employment policies of non-discrimination as it relates to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation or handicap and will ensure compliance with all legal and other regulations governing employment."
CAIR sent a letter to Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jefferies requesting a formal apology to the Muslim woman. It also asked that the company make its policy on religious accommodation more clear and require employees to attend sensitivity and diversity training.
The organization also cited Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting employers from refusing to "hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. ... "
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued new guidelines to protect religious groups, employers and labor organizations. According to USA Today, the agency estimates religious-discrimination reports have double in frequency in the last 15 years.
The new guide shields workers who ask for time off for religious holidays and workers who wear religious attire, such as a hijab. |
