Court Says Muslim Did Not Prove Employment Discrimination, But Can Proceed on Other Claims

In Awad v. National City Bank, (ND OH, April 15, 2010), an Ohio federal district court dismissed claims of religious, racial and national origin discrimination brought by Muslim, Arabic, Palestinian bank employee who was eventually fired. The court concluded that the bank had non-discriminatory reasons for the actions it took. However the court allowed plaintiff to pursue his claims of retaliatory discharge, and his claims of a hostile work environment caused by comments from fellow employees critical of Palestinians and Arabs. A press release yesterday from CAIR discusses the court's decision.