The Civil Rights Department at CAIR-Chicago has resolved more than 220 citizenship delay cases as well as cases involving employment discrimination. Read more about the legal team's successes.

The Civil Rights Department at CAIR-Chicago has resolved more than 220 citizenship delay cases as well as cases involving employment discrimination. Read more about the legal team's successes.

Staff Attorney, Rabya Khan, of CAIR-Chicago was back in Grand Island, Nebraska again last week continuing depositions on the JBS Swift Case. CAIR-Chicago is representing about 50 plaintiff intervenors in an U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) discrimination lawsuit filed against JBS Swift in 2010. Khan will be traveling again next week to Minneapolis for defending our clients in their depositions.

Staff Attorney, Rabya Khan, of the Chicago Office of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) begins depositions with the JBS Swift Case over employment discrimination lawsuit filed by EEOC in 2010.

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.

CAIR-Chicago is representing Officer Abraham Yasin in an employment discrimination case. Yasin was harassed by fellow officers in incidents spanning over a year, and is seeking justice for the violation of his rights.

CAIR-Chicago’s Employment Discrimination Project Coordinator Maaria Mozaffar successfully resolved a complaint of discrimination reported by a Muslim police officer.

CAIR-Chicago's Staff Attorney, Heena Musabji, and Employment Discrimination Project Coordinator, Maaria Mozaffar, represented a Muslim man in a private mediation session through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

CAIR-Chicago’s Employment Discrimination Project Coordinator Maaria Mozaffar represented a woman at an unemployment benefits hearing.

CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator Christina Abraham represented a Muslim woman at a meeting with her employers to address issues of discrimination, sexual harassment, and a hostile work environment brought on by her co-workers and direct supervisor.

CAIR-Chicago Civil Rights Coordinator administered CAIR-Chicago’s Sensitivity Training to employees of a business involved in discriminating against a Muslim woman earlier this year.

CAIR-Chicago has filed a complaint with the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) alleging retaliation against a courthouse employee after the employee participated in an investigation regarding racist comments about Arabs and Muslims made by other courthouse employees.

A Carol Stream man fired from a manufacturing company is accusing his former employer of religious discrimination in retaliation for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Employee Allegedly Called 'Terrorist,' Told He Would Be Shot CHICAGO, IL --The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) today announced that a Muslim worker of Pakistani origin in Illinois has filed a religious and national origin discrimination lawsuit against AFI Industries.

Chicago, IL - The Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) has announced that a Muslim worker in Illinois filed a religious and national origin discrimination lawsuit against a subsidiary of Sears, Roebuck and Co., one of the nation’s largest retailers.