Posted on 07/09/2015 4:16:11 PM PDT by Jyotishi
New York: A Sikh-American employee at the Walt Disney World in Florida, who was barred from working in view of the guests due his religious appearance, for seven years, has achieved a significant victory, with the company agreeing to end the segregation and accommodate his religious beliefs.
Gurdit Singh had been employed as a mail carrier at the popular amusement park in 2008 but was told by his Disney bosses that he would not be permitted to run mail routes visible to park guests because his religious appearance "violated" the company's 'Look Policy,' according to the rights group Sikh Coalition.
In a letter to Disney, Sikh Coalition and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said the "segregation" relegated Singh to a mail route that had a greater workload than other routes.
It created "animosity" among his co-workers because he could not assist in operating other routes and it precluded his opportunities for professional advancement.
Following the intervention by Sikh Coalition and ACLU, Walt Disney World finally reversed its decision and granted Singh a religious accommodation.
Singh will no longer be kept hidden from public view of Disney visitors because of his turban and beard, and he will be permitted to run all mail routes just like every other mail carrier, Sikh Coalition said.
"For seven years, Singh was restricted to delivering mail to Disney's corporate offices ? a mail route that shielded him from areas where Disney guests congregate," it said, adding, all of Singh's co-workers rotated their routes every three weeks and delivered mail throughout the park.
Singh had contacted the Coalition to help him assert his right to be free of discrimination in the workplace.
Earlier this year, the Sikh Coalition partnered with the ACLU and sent a "forceful demand letter" to Disney explaining that its treatment of Singh violated the law.
"No one should have to face daily humiliation because of his or her religious beliefs.
I am also grateful to Disney and hope this decision opens the door for other Sikhs and religious minorities who wish to work for this company," he said in a statement.
The ACLU said, "Because Disney is a major multinational corporation, its decision to grant Singh a religious accommodation is an important step forward in achieving workplace equality for Sikhs and others of minority faiths, and Disney should be applauded."
More ugly activist multiculturalism, this isn’t 1960 America anymore.
I don’t mind sikhs. They don’t want to kill me like muslims do.
there. fixed it. /s
I don't mind Sikhs. They want to kill Muslims like I do.
Yep. And the negroes are even allowed to use the same bathrooms and water fountains as us. What’s the world coming to?
What does your racism have to do with this topic or my posts?
Can’t wait to see a full burka Cinderella!
You’re the one longing for 1960, not me. Can’t take the bad with the good?
What’s wrong with longing for 1960 ?
Are you going to tell us how much you hate America before you liberals could order image based businesses to let employees wear turbans and beards and burkas?
Is that the theme for you guys this month, America sucked before liberalism?
You are there to work for your employer and wear what your employer wants you to wear, period. If you can't do that without a yarmulke or a cross or a turban or a head scarf, find work elsewhere.
It's their place of business and you accept the terms, or not.
I don’t think you meant to post that to me.
Are you going to tell us how much you hate America before you liberals could order image based businesses to let employees wear turbans and beards and burkas?
Is that the theme for you guys this month, America sucked before liberalism?
LOL, I didn’t, I popped back on the thread with one eye, and clicked your post without catching the error.
Best I could find in a pinch:
Makes sense because Disney is phasing out American workers.
I’m a liberal now? Extrapolate much?
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