November 28, 2022
The New York City Transit Authority agreed to a deal to end a Muslim employee's lawsuit claiming he was illegally removed from an assignment after he refused to shave his beard for a safety class, according to filings in New York federal court.
August 19, 2022
In the next week, a trial is scheduled to begin in a Muslim worker's lawsuit claiming the New York City Transit Authority discriminated against him over his religion by removing him from an assignment after he refused to shave for a safety class. Here, Law360 looks at that case and other major labor and employment cases on the docket in the state.