Thread: Hertz sued special prayer breaks given only to Muslims

Former Hertz employees sue company over special "prayer breaks" given only to Muslims

As important as the outcome of this case is the precedent it could set for extending special treatment to Muslim employees to the exclusion of others -- essentially creating a second class of employees: workplace dhimmis. "Hertz sued over Muslim prayers," from Bloomberg, December 2:

Hertz Global Holdings Inc., the second-largest U.S. rental car company, was sued by former employees who say its policy of allowing Muslims to take daily prayer breaks discriminates against non-Muslim workers.

Katie Barkley and Shirley Harris, who worked as part-time drivers moving Hertz cars from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to other locations, claim Muslim employees were given as many as three paid, 15-minute prayer breaks each shift while non-Muslim employees were denied equal time off, according to the suit filed Nov. 30 in federal court in Atlanta.

That's a lot of time to pick up the slack while a co-worker disappears, especially on hourly wages. Hertz should have figured this might pose a problem.

Barkley and Harris lost their jobs in February when Hertz fired all 120 drivers at Hartsfield and replaced them with contract drivers, according to the lawsuit, which seeks class-action status as well as back pay and other damages.

A similar suit filed in 2007 is pending before the same court. In August, Hertz said in court documents filed in that case that it allows Muslim employees at the Atlanta airport to take prayer breaks and that they aren't required to clock out. A non-Muslim worker "has no need for such an accommodation," Park Ridge, N.J.-based Hertz said in the court documents....

Posted by Marisol on December 3, 2009 6:28 PM
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Policy of allowing Muslims to take daily prayer breaks

Former Hertz employees sue company over special “prayer breaksâ€

I think I hear a piece by Handel playing somewhere....