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Post by KittyLane on Jan 22, 2007 10:22:39 GMT -5
Wiccan ex-barista sues Starbucks over religion Posted in Activism & Politics January 22, 2007 at 1:30 am (UTC)
A former Starbucks barista in Hillsboro has sued the coffee giant, saying it discriminated against her based on her Wiccan religion.
In a complaint filed Jan. 8 in U.S. District Court in Portland, Alicia Hedum said a manager at Starbucks’ Hillsboro Landing cafe asked her to remove her Wiccan cross several times, even though other employees, including the manager, wore Christian crosses.
Hedum accused Starbucks of retaliating by refusing to promote or transfer her, reducing her hours and scrutinizing her “minor tardiness.”
A Starbucks spokesman said she was unaware of the lawsuit.
Wicca, a nature-based religion often described as a form of witchcraft, has been the subject of other employment discrimination cases. A Wiccan member of the Industrial Workers of the World union complained last year to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that a New York City Starbucks discriminated against her based on religion.
Hedum worked for Starbucks in Cornelius and Hillsboro from March 2004 until her Aug. 29, 2005, dismissal. Hedum’s suit also accused the retailer of retaliation, wrongful discharge and workers’ compensation discrimination.
Hedum’s attorney, Craig Crispin, did not make her available for comment.
Source: OregonLive.com
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Post by KittyLane on Jan 22, 2007 10:23:45 GMT -5
i will keep you updated with details.
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Post by Senbecc on Jan 22, 2007 14:48:55 GMT -5
i will keep you updated with details. Should be interesting...
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 24, 2007 19:34:50 GMT -5
Well, I think Illistyl has been the target of quite a few firings. She wears her pentacle openly & she hasn't been able to hold down a job. Even one that had hired her, then to somehow someone else in the company already promoted someone to the position! That was 3 weeks after she started! Please, do keep us updated!
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