Hasidic employee sues Florida sheriff’s office for religious discrimination

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April 28, 2015
3:04pm

(JTA) — A Hasidic Jewish employee in a Florida sheriff’s office is suing the department for religious discrimination.

Benjamin Newmark filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Fort Myers on Monday alleging that he was penalized for observing his religion and retaliated against for filing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida is representing Newmark.

“It is not appropriate for us to comment on pending litigation beyond saying that we will defend the case appropriately,” a department spokeswoman said.

http://www.jta.org/2015/04/28/news-opinion/united-states/hasidic-employee-sues-florida-sheriffs-office-for-religious-discrimination

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1. Wow, that sounds pretty bad.

Forced to shave his beard, not allowed to wear a yarmulke and demoted, all wrong. But the nazi iron cross outside his cubicle is really bad.