Religious Discrimination
It is illegal for
employers to discriminate
against employees on the
basis of
religion.
“Religion” includes all
aspects of religious
observance and practice, the
absence of religion, and
moral or ethical beliefs
which are sincerely held
with the strength of
traditional religious
views.
Employers
are forbidden from making
decisions regarding hiring,
promotion, demotion,
termination, compensation,
job training, and other terms
and conditions
of employment based on the
employee’s religion.
Religious
discrimination is prohibited
by federal and state law and
local ordinances.
Representative Cases
Our firm has handled several
cases involving religious
discrimination. Some cases
involve a combination of
religious and national
origin discrimination.
Generally, privacy concerns
and confidentiality
provisions in settlement
agreements prohibit us from
identifying cases, named
parties, and the existence
and terms of settlement
agreements.
Action filed
against a global
communications corporation
for religious and race
discrimination and
retaliation. Our client, a
high performing Muslim
Pakistani employee, alleged
that the employer repeatedly
passed him over for
promotions in favor of his
less qualified non-Muslim
and Caucasian peers. After
he complained of
discrimination, the employer
retaliated by giving him
unwarranted write-ups,
lowering his overall
performance rating to
“unacceptable” and
attempting to solicit
criticism about him from his
co-workers. No. 05 C
0838, U.S. District Court,
Northern District of
Illinois.
Our client, a Jewish
employee, alleged that the
employer refused to
accommodate her observance
of religious holidays, while
marginalizing her religious
practices. The owner of the
company created a hostile
environment with pervasive
and extreme anti-Semitic
commentary resulting in the
constructive discharge of
the employee.
If you are concerned about
religious discrimination,
feel free to
contact us.
