Employment & Labor Law
Please select a topic from the drop down list
Total Religious Discrimination Cases: 6
In February 1999, Lauda Air hired the plaintiff. Mousa is Muslim. He attended a marketing meeting with other employees. He alleged he suggested to Ms. Loeschl that the company should target the ethnic market. He claims she asked him if he was Muslim, to which he replied he was. Then she supposedly told him,
Read More
The plaintiff entered into an arbitration agreement with his former employer regarding any discrimination claims that might arise. Plaintiff eventually pursued a religious discrimination claim and sought to avoid the arbitration agreement on the basis that the fee shifting agreement rendered it unenforceable. The court reiterated that the plaintiff
Read More
Adecco is a temporary employee placement service, who had a contract with the School Board. The Board had the right to terminate temporary employees Adecco provided to them. Plaintiffs, who were temporary employees, were instructed by the School to wear Santa hats during the Christmas holiday and they refused, arguing their religious beliefs prohibited it. An agreement was reached for the employees to wear red baseball caps instead. The following day, Plaintiffs claim they received a phone call from Adecco telling them not to go into work. Adecco denies making the call and the School denies firing them. Plaintiffs allege religious and racial discrimination under Title VII. Plaintiffs urge Adecco wasliable under the joint employer theory of agency. The court adopted the reasoning of Williams v. Caruso, 966 F. Supp. 287 (D. Del. 1997) and held that Adecco, as a temporary employment agency exercising no control over Plaintiff
Read More
The plaintiff was given a conditional offer of employment. At some point he had inquired as to the employer
Read More
The plaintiff was given a conditional offer of employment. At some point he had inquired as to the employer
Read More
This was an action against an employer where the plaintiff alleged racial and religious discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation. Nicolette Bernstein, a female plaintiff of Jewish ethenticy, was denied a promotion by her employer, SEPHORA, the owner of a chain of beauty product stores. The evidence concerning the manager
Read More
