28 October 2011

Lawsuit: Man Was Fired Over Muslim Prayers

.... Henderson claims he was fired as a delivery man after he asked his boss to allow him to plan his breaks on Fridays around Islamic prayers.

Henderson says he would conduct a prayer during his downtime between soda deliveries, which usually lasted 5 to 10 minutes. But when he asked to take a lunch break from 1 to 2 p.m. on Fridays so he could participate in weekly Jumu'ah prayers, his manager Bill Hatten said "No, we don’t do that," the suit said.

Henderson then asked if he could work on Saturdays instead of Fridays to make up the hours, to which he was told Saturday shifts were reserved for employees with the most seniority. [CBS Local Media] Read more