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An additional four Ariens employees have been terminated for not following break policy, according to a company spokesperson. In total, 11 employees of the Brillion company have been terminated over break policy and 14 have resigned over the issue. The workers, all Muslims, say the break policy interferes with prayer. In January, CEO Dan Ariens told employees the company would be enforcing the policy of two scheduled breaks lasting 10 minutes. The company said some non-Muslim workers had raised concerns about other employees taking unscheduled breaks to pray. Ariens said the company needed to address the issue to minimize the...

Car rental firm Hertz fired 26 employees at its Sea-Tac Airport location for failing to clock out when they take their prayer breaks. The employees say Hertz is trampling on their right to religious freedom, but the company says it's merely trying to promote fairness in the workplace. "We feel like we're being punished for what we believe in," said former Hertz employee Ileys Omar. Omar is a Muslim who prays five times a day. In the past, Muslim employees at Hertz paused for their prayers without clocking out. "It's five minutes. It's not as big deal as the company's...