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1 Apr 2009, 11:05 pm
A report in Indian express last year said: De had refused to trim his long moustache despite the airlines' amended rules that made it mandatory for all in-flight male employees, except those belonging to Sikh community, to trim their moustache regularly, so that it does not go beyond the upper lips. [read post]
1 Apr 2009, 12:00 am
He also argued unequal treatment since Sikh students are permitted to wear beards and turbans. [read post]
26 Jan 2009, 3:51 am
Doyle says it is not criminal for nurses claiming discrimination to quit or for attorney to advise clients that they could quit; noted here, here* SETTLED* Naomi Campbell settles national origin discrim etc suit by Romanian ex-maidNC* FILED* 59yo magistrate denied 4 year reappointment; files EEOC age discrim chargeNC* [1-12] T-N-T Carports sued by EEOC for religious harass of fem evangelical; says she was called devil-worshipper* NEWS* Fired Black fem United Way CEO releases 12-22 EEOC charge… [read post]
19 Jan 2009, 4:00 am
John's Hospice · June trial scheduled in race/gender discrim suit by 5 Black men vs Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations · Allegheny Cnty mulling bill banning LGBT discrim; more hereSC> NEWS · Sexual Harassment Claims Against Georgetown MayorSD> NEWS · [1-12] Brookings SD BOE asked to include gender identity in discrim banTN> NEWS · Arte' Hotel target of EEOC charges alleging sex, national… [read post]
18 Jan 2009, 11:24 pm
Department of Justice 2001-2009. [read post]
12 Jan 2009, 11:39 am
(AP/Manish Swarup) Kawaljeet Kaur Tagore, a Sikh woman who worked as an IRS agent in Texas, insisted on wearing her Kirpan — a small ceremonial knife intended to remind the bearer of a Sikh’s duty to protect the weak and promote justice. [read post]
6 Jan 2009, 10:15 pm
The kirpan commonly resembles a sword, and is intended as a constant reminder to its bearer of a Sikh's solemn duty to protect the weak and promote justice for all....The lawsuit claims that the IRS's termination of Tagore violates both the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) and Title VII religious employment discrimination rules. [read post]
2 Nov 2008, 12:25 pm
Yesterday's Calgary Herald reports that Justice Bryan Mahoney will now permit Tejinder Singh Sidhu to testify by video conference. [read post]
18 Sep 2008, 6:10 am
Dallas County, Texas has revised its security screening procedures for individuals wearing religious head coverings in order to settle a lawsuit filed last year by Amardeep Singh, a member of the Sikh faith. [read post]
19 May 2008, 11:40 pm
The ban will also extend to crucifixes worn by Christians, skull caps worn by Jewish judges and turbans worn by Sikhs. [read post]
6 Mar 2008, 7:55 am
Ontario Court Justice James Blacklock ruled today that laws mandating helmets do not discriminate against turban-wearing Sikhs. [read post]
14 Feb 2008, 6:00 am
The airline apparently does make exceptions to its anti-mustache regulation for Sikhs, who do not cut their hair for religious reasons. [read post]
4 Dec 2007, 9:00 am
A Brooklyn grand jury has something to teach us about the rule of law — and about the CIA’s secret prisons and Guantanamo too. [read post]
1 Dec 2007, 11:22 pm
The Supreme Court of India has postponed ruling on whether lower-caste Dalits who have converted to Christianity or Islam are entitled to the same preferential rights as those who remain Hindus, or who have converted to become Sikhs or Buddhists. [read post]
30 Oct 2007, 12:35 am
LEXIS 78742 (SDNY, Oct. 9, 2007), involved a challenge by a Sikh prisoner to various policies of the new York Department of Corrections, attempting to obtain greater accommodation of a number of Sikh religious practices. [read post]
11 Sep 2007, 9:10 pm
Cercone, who required an adherent of the Sikh religion to remove his turban for traffic court. [read post]
2 Sep 2007, 2:30 am
On Friday, the ACLU of Texas announced that it had filed suit in state court under the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act on behalf of Amardeep Singh, a member of the Sikh faith. [read post]
25 Aug 2007, 2:37 pm
Yesterday's San Diego Union-Tribune says that the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund has contacted the Justice Department's Community Relations Service to ask them to mediate. [read post]
13 Jun 2007, 2:24 am
Headscarves and other forms of head covering such as the Sikh turban do not present any problem because they do not conceal the face.Facial expression is an important part of non-verbal communication, which plays a substantial part in human interactions generally and particularly in court. [read post]
6 Jun 2007, 2:57 am
No doubt, the Court was moved by a genuine concern that justice be meted out to the victims of violence. [read post]
