Muslim-Friendly Workplaces On The Rise Out Of Fear Of Lawsuits
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Kerry Picket
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4:50 PM 08/19/2016
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A poster promoting the new documentary film "The Muslims Are Coming is seen inside the City Hall subway station in the Manhattan borough of New York City, March 7, 2016. Humorous ads for a documentary film that aims to promote understanding and tolerance of Muslims went up in New York subways on Monday after the movie A poster promoting the new documentary film "The Muslims Are Coming is seen inside the City Hall subway station in the Manhattan borough of New York City, March 7, 2016. Humorous ads for a documentary film that aims to promote understanding and tolerance of Muslims went up in New York subways on Monday after the movie's production company won a legal battle with the city's transit authority. REUTERS/Mike Segar EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE ∧
Concerns relating to litigation about religious discrimination have some American employers taking steps to make the workplace more Muslim-friendly, Bloomberg News reports.
Anything from establishing prayer rooms to having office parties sans alcohol are just some of the things U.S. companies are doing out of deference for their Muslim employees.
“The atmosphere is so toxic now that even having constitutionally protected religious accommodation in the workplace can somehow be controversial,” Ibrahim Hooper, communications director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), told Bloomberg.
http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/19/muslim-friendly-work-places-on-the-rise-out-of-fear-of-lawsuits/
