(PHILADELPHIA, PA 1/24/08) – The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-PA) today announced that 16 Muslim employees at a Pennsylvania supply chain management company will be re-hired and granted accommodation for a break during which to pray.
On January 9, the sixteen Somali employees walked off the job after a misunderstanding over a new policy that limited personal breaks for all employees to five minutes.
CAIR-PA’s civil rights director and another community activist met with a representative of Arnold Logistics to resolve the situation, explaining that a five-minute break is inadequate time to perform Islamic prayers.
The Camp Hill-based company has agreed to let Muslim employees take a 15-minute break to pray as long as they clock out during that time. The 16 employees will also be re-hired.
– END –
