On June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that a prospective employer violates Title VII’s prohibition against religious discrimination if the employer fails to hire an applicant because it seeks to avoid accommodating a religious practice, even if the employer ...
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court strengthened civil rights protections Monday for employees and job applicants who need special treatment in the workplace because of their religious beliefs. The justices sided with a Muslim woman who did not get ...
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Read More »RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Muslim groups planned to take their demands for a federal hate-crime investigation of three young Muslims slain in North Carolina to the White House. The groups said on social media that they would hold prayers in ...
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Read More »Making a Muslim inmate choose between breaking a Ramadan fast early or facing disciplinary actions for not submitting to a urine drug test placed a substantial burden on his free exercise of religion, a federal appeals court has ruled. The ...
Read More »WESTBURY — Members of several New York organizations Tuesday decried the next round of hearings by Rep. Peter King on what he calls the radicalization of the Muslim-American community. King, who heads the House Homeland Security Committee ...
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