EEOC Complaint Filed By Muslims Fired For Taking Unauthorized Prayer Break

As reported by the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Cincinnati (OH) chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations yesterday filed a complaint with the EEOC on behalf of 24 former Somali Muslim employees of the DHL Global Mail facility in Hebron, Kentucky. According to CAIR's press release, the company eliminated the flexible evening break time that the employees had been using for evening (Maghrib) prayers. The company's new supervisor fired the employees when they took their break to pray at an earlier time than authorized.