Today, the NYC Commission on Human Rights charges Pax Assist Inc., a wheelchair assistance service at JFK International Airport, with violating the NYC Human Rights Law for discriminating against Muslim employees by repeatedly denying their requests for break time to pray and break fast during Ramadan. The complaint also alleges that supervisors at Pax Assist Inc., which serves 32 airlines and employs more than 250 workers at Terminal 4 at JFK International Airport, publicly harassed Muslim employees over a radio system when they requested break time.
Under the New York City Human Rights Law, employees of every faith have the legal right to request and receive reasonable accommodations for religious observances, including break time for prayer or time to break a fast, as long as those accommodations do not cause an undue hardship to the employer.
If you or someone you know is the victim of discrimination or bias, please call 311 and ask for “Human Rights” or call the Commission’s expanded Infoline directly at 718-722-3131.
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