Help Wanted: Religious harassment at work
Photo credit: iStock | Under federal law an employee’s beliefs must be accommodated — but not if expressing them interferes with work.
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
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...