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Major Law Firm Sued for Religious Discrimination In Firing of Associate

By Howard M. Friedman

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American Lawyer reported Monday on a religious discrimination lawsuit filed in New York state court against the 1000-lawyer Dechert law firm. Former associate Marc Lubin says that one of the reasons he was fired was the fact that he was an Orthodox Jew. The partner who fired Lubin complained that he "was different", which Lubin understood to mean that his religious practices required him to eat kosher food and precluded his attendance at some events, such as the firm's Christmas party.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on October 08, 2008 (boomark / email).

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