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		<title>Chicago Tribune: Muslim Sues Bottling Company Over Prayer Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former delivery driver has filed a federal lawsuit against a soda bottling plant in Harvey that allegedly fired him shortly after he asked to time his lunch break to attend weekly Islamic prayers at a mosque.]]></description>
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		<title>PRESS RELEASE: CAIR-Chicago Files Bias Suit on Behalf of Fired Muslim Employee</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 20:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIR-Chicago filed a complaint in federal court yesterday against The American Bottling Company on behalf of a Muslim man who was unjustly fired from the company after requesting time off on Fridays for Islamic congregational prayers. ]]></description>
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		<title>CAIR-Chicago Efforts lead to EEOC Officially Recognizing “Arab” as Race</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After more than a year of CAIR-Chicago raising the issue, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally agreed to recognize “Arab” as a race. Just last week, the EEOC headquarters in Washington, D.C. issued an apology letter to CAIR-Chicago Litigation Director Kevin Vodak for the improper classifications and assured him that steps have been taken to prevent further problems.]]></description>
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		<title>CAIR-Chicago Files Suit on Behalf Somali Workers Fired by Neb. Swift Plant</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2010/11/24/cair-chicago-files-suit-on-behalf-somali-workers-fired-by-neb-swift-plant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lyndsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIR-Chicago filed a discrimination lawsuit in federal court on behalf of 49 Muslims of Somali heritage who were fired from Swift Co, a meat packing plant in Nebraska. The lawsuit intervenes in a class action filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in August.]]></description>
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		<title>Muslim Group Files Suit on Behalf Somali Workers Fired by Neb. Swift Plant</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2010/11/24/muslim-group-files-suit-on-behalf-somali-workers-fired-by-neb-swift-plant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations yesterday filed a discrimination lawsuit in federal court on behalf of 49 Muslims of Somali heritage who were fired from a meat packing plant in Nebraska.

The lawsuit intervenes in a class action filed by the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in August on behalf of more than 200 Somali factory workers from the Swift Co. plant in Grand Island, Nebraska.]]></description>
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		<title>CAIR-Chicago Attends Status Hearing for Man Discriminated Against at Work</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2008/06/11/cair-chicago-attends-status-hearing-for-man-discriminated-against-at-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cairchicago.org/2008/06/11/cair-chicago-attends-status-hearing-for-man-discriminated-against-at-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Tricia Kemling attended a status hearing on behalf of a Muslim man who filed a complaint for discrimination. The man was terminated from a trucking company after having worked with them for eight years. ]]></description>
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		<title>CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Attends Status Hearing on Employment Discrimination Case</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2008/06/10/cair-chicago-staff-attorney-attends-status-hearing-on-employment-discrimination-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cairchicago.org/2008/06/10/cair-chicago-staff-attorney-attends-status-hearing-on-employment-discrimination-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Tricia Kemling attended a status hearing for a Muslim man who has experienced religious and ethnic discrimination at work. The man also received unfair warnings from a supervisor. ]]></description>
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		<title>CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Resolves Employment Discrimination Case</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2008/05/16/cair-chicago-staff-attorney-resolves-employment-discrimination-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cairchicago.org/2008/05/16/cair-chicago-staff-attorney-resolves-employment-discrimination-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 18:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a successful bid on behalf of a Muslim man, CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Tricia Kemling secured a settlement through the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). ]]></description>
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		<title>CAIR-Chicago Represents Muslim Man in Unemployment Hearing</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2007/01/24/cair-chicago-represents-muslim-man-in-unemployment-hearing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cairchicago.org/2007/01/24/cair-chicago-represents-muslim-man-in-unemployment-hearing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIR-Chicago's Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham represented a Muslim man in an administrative hearing for unemployment benefits. ]]></description>
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		<title>CAIR-Chicago Legal Advisor Represents Disabled Muslim Man in Negotiations with Employer</title>
		<link>http://www.cairchicago.org/2006/12/28/cair-chicago-legal-advisor-represents-disabled-muslim-man-in-negotiations-with-employer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cairchicago.org/2006/12/28/cair-chicago-legal-advisor-represents-disabled-muslim-man-in-negotiations-with-employer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julianna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIR-Chicago Legal Advisor Maaria Mozaffar represented a Muslim man with a hearing disability in negotiations with his employer on December 14, 2006. The employer terminated the man after an alleged altercation with another employee. The man maintains that he acted in self-defense. Due to his poor understanding of the English language, the man could not [...]]]></description>
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