Post by mndapa1 on Jul 20, 2009 21:03:46 GMT -6
CAIR: Minn. Wal-Mart to Accommodate Muslim Worker's Prayers
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) announced today that a Wal-Mart store in that state has agreed to accommodate a Muslim employee's right to pray in the workplace.
CAIR-MN said the religious accommodation came after its intervention in the case of a Muslim Wal-Mart employee who was reportedly fired for violating a new supervisor's ban on prayer during work breaks. A previous supervisor had allowed the worker to perform his daily prayers.
Following discussions between CAIR-MN and local and national representatives of Wal-Mart, the Muslim worker was re-hired and allowed to perform his prayers during breaks.
"We appreciate Wal-Mart's handling of this case and its willingness to accommodate the religious practices of employees," said CAIR-MN Civil Rights Coordinator Zahra Aljabri.
Aljabri noted that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Minnesota Human Rights Act protect the right of any employee with a bona fide religious belief to have accommodation in the workplace as long as that accommodation does not cause "undue hardship" for the employer.
On August 4, CAIR-MN will offer a workshop in St. Paul, Minn., called "Positive Interactions: Working Effectively with Muslim Employees," which will outline the religious practices of Muslims and how they can be accommodated in the workplace.
SEE: Positive Interactions: Working Effectively with Muslim Employees
www.cairmn.com/viewpage.php?page_id=72
CAIR also publishes a booklet, called "An Employer's Guide to Islamic Relations Practices," designed to assist employers in providing constitutionally-guaranteed religious accommodation in the workplace.
SEE: An Employer's Guide to Islamic Relations Practices
www.cair.com/Portals/0/pdf/employment_guide.pdf
I know...made me sick too.
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) announced today that a Wal-Mart store in that state has agreed to accommodate a Muslim employee's right to pray in the workplace.
CAIR-MN said the religious accommodation came after its intervention in the case of a Muslim Wal-Mart employee who was reportedly fired for violating a new supervisor's ban on prayer during work breaks. A previous supervisor had allowed the worker to perform his daily prayers.
Following discussions between CAIR-MN and local and national representatives of Wal-Mart, the Muslim worker was re-hired and allowed to perform his prayers during breaks.
"We appreciate Wal-Mart's handling of this case and its willingness to accommodate the religious practices of employees," said CAIR-MN Civil Rights Coordinator Zahra Aljabri.
Aljabri noted that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Minnesota Human Rights Act protect the right of any employee with a bona fide religious belief to have accommodation in the workplace as long as that accommodation does not cause "undue hardship" for the employer.
On August 4, CAIR-MN will offer a workshop in St. Paul, Minn., called "Positive Interactions: Working Effectively with Muslim Employees," which will outline the religious practices of Muslims and how they can be accommodated in the workplace.
SEE: Positive Interactions: Working Effectively with Muslim Employees
www.cairmn.com/viewpage.php?page_id=72
CAIR also publishes a booklet, called "An Employer's Guide to Islamic Relations Practices," designed to assist employers in providing constitutionally-guaranteed religious accommodation in the workplace.
SEE: An Employer's Guide to Islamic Relations Practices
www.cair.com/Portals/0/pdf/employment_guide.pdf
I know...made me sick too.
