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Friday, June 08, 2018
Muslim Woman Sues Under Title VII Over Failure To Accommodate Hijab
A lawsuit was filed in a Virginia federal district court last week against a Hanover, Virginia health care facility by a Muslim woman whose employment as a nursing assistant was terminated because she insisted on wearing a hijab. The complaint (full text) in Brooks v. Medical Facilities of America, Inc., (ED VA, filed 5/31/2018) contends that the employer's refusal to provide a reasonable accommodation violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports on the lawsuit.
Labels:
Hijab,
Reasonable accommodation,
Title VII,
Virginia