Employers defeat hijab accommodation suits by citing profit loss
Evidence
That her findings from more than a decade ago (and before 9/11) are still relevant is evident in her conclusion where after reviewing a set of cases in which Muslim women sued for religious discrimination, she found that women often fail to win accommodation of their religious and minority needs, especially when employers can reasonably argue that such accommodation would mean a loss of profit on their part. — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 520
Categorization
- QUESTION: The profit-based defense predates 9/11 yet persists when? Suggest checking whether post-2015 cases show shift toward security-based rationales.
- corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 520
- XREF: connects to: Muslim employees anglicize their names because employers fear losing business — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 460
Broader Connections
- Muslim employees anglicize their names because employers fear losing business
#expands(0.60) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 460