The Sacramento Bee: CAIR-IL Files Suit on Behalf of Muslim Workers Fired by...
The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations yesterday filed a discrimination lawsuit in federal court on behalf of 49 Muslims of Somali heritage who were fired from a meat packing...
View ArticleCAIR-Chicago Continues Litigation Against JBS Swift
Staff Attorney, Rabya Khan, of the Chicago Office of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) begins depositions with the JBS Swift Case over employment discrimination lawsuit filed by EEOC...
View ArticleCAIR-Chicago Efforts lead to EEOC Officially Recognizing “Arab” as Race
After more than a year of CAIR-Chicago raising the issue, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally agreed to recognize “Arab” as a race. Just last week, the EEOC headquarters in...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: CAIR-Chicago Files Bias Suit on Behalf of Fired Muslim Employee
CAIR-Chicago filed a complaint in federal court yesterday against The American Bottling Company on behalf of a Muslim man who was unjustly fired from the company after requesting time off on Fridays...
View ArticleChicago Tribune: Muslim Sues Bottling Company Over Prayer Time
A former delivery driver has filed a federal lawsuit against a soda bottling plant in Harvey that allegedly fired him shortly after he asked to time his lunch break to attend weekly Islamic prayers at...
View Article“Know Your Rights:” Bullying at the Workplace
Many American Muslims encounter workplace bullying - making it important to know your rights so that your career, livelihood, and emotional health will not be compromised. The post “Know Your Rights:”...
View ArticleArab Muslim employees face discrimination at local car dealership
The EEOC filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, September 18, charging a Tinley Park car dealership with harassment of three Arab Muslim employees. CAIR-Chicago will be filing further claims of discrimination...
View ArticleChicago Tribune: Rizza Cadillac created hostile environment for Muslim, Arab...
The Chicago Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations separately identified the targets of the alleged harassment as Medhat Adawy, his son Adam and Mohammed El-Hajjami. It said the harassment...
View ArticleCAIR-Chicago Welcomes EEOC Decree on Muslim Worker Discrimination Claims
Three Muslim employees alleged hostile work environment, unjust firing from Tinley Park Cadillac dealership. The Chicago Office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) has been...
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