Posts tagged Tricia Kemling
Staff Attorney Attends Fact-finding Conference for Employment Discrimination Case

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.

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CAIR-Chicago Attends Deposition for Woman Terminated from Job

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.

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Staff Attorney Attends Update Interview in Citizenship Delay Case

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.

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CAIR-Chicago Files Employment Discrimination Law Suit on Behalf of Muslim Trucker

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. Copyright © 2008 CAIR-Chicago

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CAIR-Chicago Files Complaint on Behalf of Muslim Woman in Employment Discrimination Claim

CAIR-Chicago Staff Attorney Tricia Kemling and Volunteer Attorney Rima Kapitan filed a complaint on behalf of a Muslim woman who experienced discrimination at her workplace after she began wearing the hijab (Muslim head covering) and a new supervisor was assigned to her.

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