Muslim truck drivers refuse to deliver beer, win $240,000 lawsuit

[super jumbe]

Star Transport will pay $240,000 to two Muslim employees who were fired for refusing to deliver alcohol, citing their religious beliefs.

An Illinois jury awarded $240,000 in damages and back pay to two former truck drivers who claimed religious discrimination when they were fired in 2009 after refusing to make beer deliveries.

A jury was convened to determine damages after US District Court Judge James E. Shadid ruled in favor of Mahad Abass Mohamed and Abdkiarim Hassan Bulshale when Star Transport admitted liability in March.

The men, both of whom are Somali-American Muslims, were represented by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

[Meat-Head]

Agree with trucking company, like fire figers letting brewery burn & people trapped.

ask yourself, if they then used there money on a cruise ship, which broke down, choice of stuck at sea for ever, or jump on a freight boat full if beer what they going to do?

[super jumbe]

Meaty that’s the deferent topic, isn’t all this about the compensation, suppose big supermarket staff stop touching and selling beer cans, wine bottle, bacon because citing their religious beliefs they get sack then claim compensation….

[ontherack]

Employer's will end up not employing these people, a fear of getting sued. These odd bods spoiling it for other genuine sensible muslims.

[Meat-Head]

Agree on the rack