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Help Wanted: Religious harassment at work

Under federal law an employee’s beliefs must be

Photo credit: iStock | Under federal law an employee’s beliefs must be accommodated — but not if expressing them interferes with work.

Carrie Mason-Draffen

Newsday columnist Carrie Mason Draffen Carrie Mason-Draffen

Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.

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DEAR CARRIE: I work in a furniture store. Our department supervisor is a church pastor who preaches on the job and hands out fliers about his church. He also has told a co-worker who is a single mom that she is "disgusting" because she doesn't have a husband. She is a hard worker who goes to school part-time and doesn't deserve this kind of treatment. What recourse do we have? We sent a letter to...

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