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Sikh women sue and win.(RANTS & RAVES)(religious bias and sexual harassment)(Brief article)

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| January 01, 2009 | Hing, Julianne Ong | COPYRIGHT 2009 Color Lines Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A store manager at the National Wholesale Liquidators chain in New York told a Sikh woman working at the store to remove her turban because she "would appear sexier without it." The woman joined eight others with similar complaints and filed a lawsuit. In October, the Hempstead, NY-based chain was ...

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