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The Sikhs and the TSA, with a twist

June 13, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and their issues around apparent racial profiling of Sikhs has been a recurring topic on this blog, however, an interesting twist in the news came out recently where the TSA was found to be discriminating against a Sikh employee: Kulwinder Singh called it a violation of his religious rights, and took his case to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The EEOC determined that the Transportation Security Administration was wrong to have Singh hide his […]

Categories: Civil Rights, News Bits • Tags: Discrimination, EEOC, Employment Discrimination, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Transportation Security Administration, TSA

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AutoZone, Inc. settles for $75,000 in Sikh discrimination case

April 2, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

You may recall the case of automobile parts manufacturer AutoZone, who was sued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for employment discrimination directed towards Frank MahoneyBurroughs, a recent convert to Sikhism: According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Massachusetts in Boston (Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-11648), AutoZone managers at its Everett, Mass., location harassed MahoneyBurroughs by disparaging his religion, asking if he had joined Al-Qaeda and whether he was a terrorist. AutoZone also […]

Categories: Civil Rights, News Bits • Tags: AutoZone, EEOC, Employment Discrimination, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Frank MahoneyBurroughs, Massachusetts

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The month of religious celebration or discrimination?

December 3, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

Rich Meneghello is a lawyer based in Portland, Oregon, and writes about what defines religious discrimination in the workplace: December is the month when most religious discrimination claims originate, so employers should prepare for the holiday season carefully. Fast fact: Religion-related claims are the fastest-growing charges filed with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; from 1,388 in 1992 to 3,386 in 2009. Although there is no single explanation for the rise in filings, common theories include enhanced awareness of employee rights, […]

Categories: Civil Rights, News Bits • Tags: Cultural Competence, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Religious discrimination, workplace

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Auto no-turban zone

November 8, 2010 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

National auto parts distributor AutoZone, Inc. is in hot water: “I spent more time with AutoZone staff than with my own family and friends,” said MahoneyBurroughs. “It was very painful to be humiliated and insulted by them. They made me feel as though I had no right to practice my faith. When I complained, I was discarded like a piece of trash. I don’t want AutoZone to do this to anyone else.” The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing […]

Categories: Civil Rights, News Bits • Tags: AutoZone, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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