Islamic Religion Discrimination Lawsuit

Attorneys with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (”EEOC”) announced in a Press Release at http://www.eeoc.gov/press/10-16-09b.html that an equipment rental company will pay $64,641 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit in which EEOC attorneys alleged that a Muslim worker was discriminated against because of his Islamic faith.  According to the October 16, 2009 EEOC Press Release, agency attorneys charged in the case that the worker was subjected to derogatory comments and slurs based on his religion, Islam.  As stated in the Press Release, the comments included suggestions that the worker might be a terrorist because he is Muslim.  In the lawsuit, the EEOC claimed that the worker was subjected to an anti-Muslim cartoon.  The employment discrimination lawsuit settled just a few days before it was scheduled to go to trial.