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Satmar Police Recruit Files Religious Discrimination Complaint

By Howard M. Friedman

Friday's Lower Hudson (NY) Journal News reports on a religious discrimination complaint filed with the EEOC against the town of Ramapo, New York and its police department by Baile Glauber who joined the Ramapo police force after being raised in the Satmar Hasidic Jewish community. She says that in her job interview, she was repeatedly questioned about her upbringing and how her religious observance would affect her ability to perform her police duties. She says officers then shunned her believing that her insular religious upbringing made it impossible for her to become part of the police family. Ramapo says it has followed the law, accommodating Glauber's need for time off for the Sabbath and Jewish holidays. [Thanks to Joel Katz (Relig. & State In Israel) for the lead.]

Full post as published by Religion Clause on August 23, 2009 (boomark / email).