HCBE Faculty Articles
Discriminatory Practices against Muslims in the American Workplace
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics
ISSN
1913-8059
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Abstract/Excerpt
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States by radical extremists have brought about more discrimination and harassment in the workplace toward Muslim employees. This article examines civil rights law in the United States as applied to the religious discrimination and harassment of Muslim employees. The article closely examines the legal prohibitions against religious discrimination and religious harassment against employees in the context of Muslim employees. The extraterritorial effects of U.S. anti-discrimination laws are also explored for American firms and expatriates operating abroad. The employer's duty to accommodate the religious needs and practices of its employees is analyzed as is the undue hardship limitation on the accommodation duty. The authors provide specific suggestions on how to accommodate reasonably the religious needs, observances, and practices of Muslim employees. Recommendations are offered for how to avoid legal liability pursuant to anti-discrimination and harassment laws.
Volume
9
Issue
1
First Page
98
Last Page
117
NSUWorks Citation
Mujtaba, Bahaudin G. and Cavico, Frank J., "Discriminatory Practices against Muslims in the American Workplace" (2012). HCBE Faculty Articles. 513.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facarticles/513
