EEOC Sues For Discrimination: Muslim Woman Fired For Wearing Headscarf

The EEOC last week filed suit against Geo Group, a company that operates Pennsylvania's Delaware County Prison. MSN Money reported yesterday that the lawsuit claims Geo engaged in religious discrimination when it fired a Muslim prison nurse for wearing a headscarf to work. The company has denied other Muslim women exemptions from its dress code in the past. The EEOC says that Geo had an obligation to accommodate the religious practices of Carmen Sharpe-Allen and other female Muslim employees. [Thanks to Jack Shattuck for the lead.]