US EditionWashington Church Defends Hiring Freedom As Ninth Circuit Weighs Religious Exemption Case - Worthy Christian News
- Jihad Hamoud, a Muslim former Metro Transit employee, filed a lawsuit in May 2022 in Ramsey County District Court claiming religious discrimination and retaliation by the Metropolitan Council.
- The lawsuit followed a Minnesota Department of Human Rights investigation that found probable cause the Council violated state anti-discrimination laws and retaliated after Hamoud reported issues with religious accommodations.
- Hamoud had worked at Metro Transit since 2010, transferred to facilities maintenance in 2019, faced multiple discrimination incidents, was suspended without pay, placed on administrative leave, and eventually resigned.
- The suit states a manager directed police to observe Hamoud while he prayed, and Hamoud seeks $100,000 damages, citing feelings of being degraded and vilified amid hostile workplace remarks about Muslims.
- The case highlights ongoing challenges around religious accommodations in the workplace and may influence future enforcement of anti-discrimination protections in public employment.
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Ex-Metro Transit employee claims religious discrimination in lawsuit
A former Metro Transit worker is suing the Metropolitan Council, claiming religious discrimination and workplace retaliation drove him out of his job. A lawsuit filed Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court alleges Jihad Hamoud, who is Muslim, left his job in 2022 after repeated questioning of his religious accommodations, discrimination based on his faith, and disciplinary measures from management after reporting problems. It also claims manage…
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NCWLIFECourt fight pits religious group that doesn’t want LGBTQ+ employees against WA law
HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington The Union Gospel Mission of Yakima argues it can’t be forced to hire workers that don’t align with its biblical values. The case may end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. Court fight pits religious group that doesn’t want LGBTQ+ employees against WA law Wire Service
Washington Church Defends Hiring Freedom As Ninth Circuit Weighs Religious Exemption Case - Worthy Christian News
by Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Staff (Worthy News) – A three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a case testing the limits of religious freedom and anti-discrimination laws, as the state of Washington seeks to overturn an injunction shielding a church-run nonprofit from enforcement of hiring restrictions under state law. At the heart of the legal battle is the Union Gospel Mission of Yakima, a Ch…
Court fight pits religious group that doesn’t want LGBTQ+ employees against WA law • Washington State Standard
(Photo by Alexander Spatari/Getty Images)A Christian ministry in Yakima and the state of Washington are clashing in federal court over whether the religious group can decline to hire LGBTQ+ employees. The Union Gospel Mission of Yakima runs a homeless shelter, addiction recovery programs and medical and dental clinics. The mission wants only to hire employees who follow the biblical notions forbidding sex outside of marriage and between anyone o…
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