30 May
Legal pact permits NYC transit workers to don religious head wear
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City’s transit system has agreed to allow Sikh and Muslim employees to wear religious head coverings in public, such as while operating buses and subways, as part of a legal settlement filed on Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court. The settlement brings an end to what Sikh and Muslim plaintiffs dubbed a “brand or segregate” policy enforced by the New York City Transit Authority following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. … Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back Not What You Needed? Check Out These Related Sites... |
