A Muslim woman is suing a northern Virginia company, claiming that it was about to hire her, but abruptly showed her the door after she asked for prayer breaks during the work day.
, claiming that it was about to hire her, but abruptly showed her the door after she asked for prayer breaks during the work day.
"I said, 'That's kind of a long lunch break, but is it possible for me to take a shorter lunch break and instead take five minutes throughout the day to pray,'"Indorewala told reporters outside the Fast Track offices in Falls Church on Wednesday. Gavilondo defended his actions and told NBC Washington that the plaintiff"wanted to preach her religion." He also told the network the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigated the claim and found no wrongdoing, although an agency spokesman could not confirm that assertion to NBC News on Thursday.
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