CAIR-Chicago’s Staff Attorney Tricia Kemling attended a fact finding conference at the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) for a Muslim man who was terminated from his job. The man was fired from his job shortly after making statements about being Muslim in America after 9/11. He had received emails from his supervisor stating he was doing a great job at the company and had never previously been reprimanded.

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Tricia Kemling attended a deposition for a Muslim woman who was terminated from her job. The Muslim woman wears the headscarf (hijab) as a part of her religious practice. The women was an employee with the company for several years before the company hired a new district manager who on several occasions made comments about her headscarf.

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.

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.

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Tricia Kemling attended a status hearing on behalf of a Muslim man who filed a complaint of discrimination in federal district court.

CAIR Chicago Staff Attorney Tricia Kemling attended an update interview for a man whose citizenship has been delayed due to a background check pending since 2004. The man, of Middle Eastern descent, applied for citizenship in 2003, passed his exam and interview in 2004, and has since been waiting for his background check to clear.

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).

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney filed an employment discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a Muslim man who worked for a trucking company. The man’s complaint alleges that he was harassed for a year by his supervisor and then ultimately terminated on false grounds.

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CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Tricia Kemling attended an update interview with a man who has been waiting for almost four years for citizenship.

CAIR-Chicago Files Employment Discrimination on Behalf of Muslim Man