A judge for the criminal division of the Tribunal of Trani on Thursday acquitted Standard & Poor (S&P) officials over market manipulation charges. The credit rating agency was accused of...
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday endorsed a partial ban on burqas and niqabs. Merkel said that "the full facial veil is inappropriate and should be banned wherever is legally possible." The chancellor's party, the Christian Democratic Union...
The Dutch House of Representatives voted in favor of a proposed partial ban on facial covers on Tuesday, including niqabs and burkas worn by many Muslim women. Of...
Angela Merkel, through the Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere , said on Friday that women should be banned from wearing a face veil in various areas, including in school and while driving. On the partial face veil...
EU court backs French woman dismissed for wearing head scarf
The European Union's highest court released an advisory opinion Wednesday stating that Asma Bougnaoui, a French Muslim woman who lost her job in 2009 for wearing a head scarf, was unlawfully discriminated against. The opinion found that...
EU court adviser: employers may ban headscarves in workplace
A legal adviser to the European Court of Justice issued an opinion Tuesday finding that an employer may ban an employee from wearing a headscarf for religious purposes. Written by Advocate General Juliane Kokott , the...
UPS sued for religiously discriminatory polices and practices
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against United Parcel Services, Inc. (UPS) for their discriminatory employment policies. The complaint alleges that UPS's employment policies have violated Section...
The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. in favor of a Muslim woman who was denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch [corporate...
Supreme Court hears oral arguments on religious accommodation, attorney compensation
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in two cases. In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. , the court heard arguments on whether an employer can be liable...
The US Supreme Court Thursday granted certiorari to 11 cases, adding them to the docket for decision for the upcoming term. In the case Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission ...
