(Washington Times) A Maryland Muslim who says Southwest Airlines fired him from a ramp agent position at Baltimore-Washington International Airport over a request to attend Friday prayers has asked the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to take up his case.
Justin Mavins, who also goes by Dauwd Mavins, said in the complaint he was terminated after one month on the job because of his “sincerely held religious belief” that attendance at the 30-minute Friday prayer services was mandatory.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a civil rights and advocacy group, filed the EEOC complaint on Mr. Mavins’ behalf.
“All workers have the constitutionally-guaranteed right to reasonable religious accommodation in the workplace,” CAIR staff attorney Zanah Ghalawanji said in a statement.
