HCBE Faculty Articles

Discriminatory Practices against Muslims in the American Workplace

ORCID

Bahaudin Mujtaba0000-0003-1615-3100

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Frank J. Cavico0000-0002-6258-2136

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

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