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Benefits September 29, 2010
EEOC Case Shows Effects of 9/11 Still Creating Workplace Issues
September 29, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – National auto parts retailer AutoZone is accused of subjecting an employee to harassment and failing to accommodate for his religion.
Reported by Rebecca Moore
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit that AutoZone created a hostile work environment at its location in Everett, Massachusetts for Frank Mahoney-Burroughs after he converted to the Sikh religion. The harassment included a manager asking Mahoney-Burroughs if he was a terrorist and had joined Al-Qaeda and whether he intended to blow up the store, according to an EEOC announcement.
The complaint also alleges that AutoZone failed to intervene when customers referred to Mahoney-Burroughs as “Bin Laden” and made terrorist jokes, and refused to let him wear a turban and kara (a religious bracelet) as required of male adherents to Sikhism.
The EEOC said that finally, AutoZone terminated Mahoney-Burroughs because of his religion and in retaliation for complaining about discrimination.You Might Also Like:
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