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Labor/Employment

Oct. 1, 2010

Faith, Fashion, And the American Workplace

Religious discrimination is an issue of significance in California, whose citizens represent virtually every country and faith of the world, by Jeffrey Freedman of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore.

Jeffrey C. Freedman

Partner Liebert Cassidy Whitmore

Jeffrey Freedman is a partner in the management law firm of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore. He is at the firm's Los Angeles office.

On Aug. 19, 2010, the Los Angeles Times reported on an incident at a Disneyland owned restaurant where a female hostess was sent home from work without pay for her refusal to remove a hijab she was wearing. A hijab is a head scarf worn by Muslim women. (Disney and the employee have since reached an agreement.)

But the employee could have sued Disney for religious discrimination. And this issue is one of great significance in a state like California, where ethnic and religio...

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