Eeoc Files Bias Suit Against Auto Dealership

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The federal government is suing a Totowa Lexus dealership, contending that it discriminated against a Paramus man when it denied him employment because he would not shave his beard, which he wears as part of his Sikh faith.

In the suit, filed at U.S. District Court in Newark, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges that Tri-County Lexus engaged in "unlawful employment practices" that resulted in discrimination on the basis of religion. The EEOC says that Tri- County Lexus "strictly enforced its dress code without granting reasonable religious accommodations."

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Eeoc Files Bias Suit Against Auto Dealership

The suit says Gurpreet S. Kherha was unquestionably qualified for the sales associate job that he sought in 2008. It says Kherha did well in an interview,...

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