A former teaching assistant at Malcolm X College says he was subjected to disability, religious, age and other discrimination while working at the school.
Mohammad Shaikh says that in February 2008 he was assigned to the Physics Department which was "ill maintained," windowless and full of dust. Despite complaints to his superiors, the area was never cleaned and it posed a danger to Shaikh's existing heart condition and breathing problems, the complaint states.
The complaint also states that Shaikh, a devout follower of Islam, was not allowed to take time for prayer, and was required to take his lunch break only between 11:00 to 11:45 a.m.
Continue reading after the jump, including a copy of the complaint.
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Fmr Teaching Asst: Religious, age, disability discrim at Malcolm X College
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Shaikh says he was terminated under the guise of a reduction in force while a much younger individual was hired to perform the same job functions but with a different title.
According to the complaint, Shaikh was wrongfully terminated once before in August 2007, but he won the grievance proceeding in February 2008 and returned to the college and was assigned to the Physics Department.
The complaint states "Named Defendants were furious over the failure of their initial efforts to rid themselves and the College of a practicing Islamic citizen in their midst. They retaliated by creating working conditions for the Plaintiff such that he would quit on his own volition. When he did not do so, the Defendants retaliated by creating a fraudulent pretext...."
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