DETROIT — A Muslim flight attendant has sued
ExpressJet, accusing the airline of wrongly suspending her because she
refused to serve alcohol to passengers.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations’
Michigan chapter announced Tuesday it filed the lawsuit last week on
behalf of Charee Stanley, a Detroit-based flight attendant for the
airline headquartered in Atlanta.
The federal court case follows a discrimination
complaint filed last year with the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, which dismissed it without determining whether the airline
violated the law.
Stanley alleges ExpressJet didn’t provide a
reasonable religious accommodation and seeks back pay and other damages.
She was placed on unpaid leave last summer.
ExpressJet said in a statement that it values diversity but cannot comment on specific personnel matters or ongoing litigation.
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