Articles Posted in Religion

Fired employee gets re-hired after raising discrimination claims

October 20, 2010 | by Eric B. Meyer

Religious discrimination claims are skyrocketing. A supervisor at a local shoe store didn’t get the memo. Guess how that turned for him…
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In PA, NJ, and DE, when does religious expression take a backseat to workplace safety?

September 8, 2010 | by Eric B. Meyer

Your employee wears a head-covering. The employee’s head-covering is part of her religious practice.

You’re not one to interfere with an employee’s religious expressions, but you’re concerned that this head-covering creates a safety risk for both the employee and others. And maybe you run a prison and the head-covering could be used to smuggle in contraband.

After jump, I have some practice tips for you.
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Gary Oldman Would Have Trouble Landing A Security Job

September 7, 2010 | by Eric B. Meyer

Quick! Name three people with dreadlocks.

Easy.

Gary Oldman as Drexl Spivey in “True Romance”
Jon Favreau as Gutter in “PCU”
Bob Marley

Of the three, how many practice the Rastafarian religion?

How the hell does this relate to employment law..let alone a security job? Find out after the jump…

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