(KANSAS CITY, KS, 9/29/2023) – The Kansas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Kansas) today welcomed the filing of a lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Chipotle on behalf of a female Muslim former employee who was reportedly subjected to assault and harassment by her manager.
In 2021, a female Muslim employee at a Chipotle in Lenexa, Kansas, was reportedly harassed and assaulted by her manager. The manager reportedly demanded to see her hair and attempted to pull her hijab off. Over the course of a month in the summer of 2021, the manager asked the employee to let him see her hair “approximately 10 to 15 times.” The lawsuit alleges that despite the employee’s repeated complaints about her manager’s actions, she was ignored. She eventually quit.
SEE: EEOC sues Chipotle on behalf of Muslim teen who endured harassment in Lenexa
“We welcome the filing of this lawsuit by the EEOC,” said CAIR-Kansas Board Chair Moussa Elbayoumy. “What this employee was subjected to is egregious, and the fact that her company essentially did nothing to protect her from assault and harassment must be addressed through the appropriate legal channels.”
He noted that since 2021, CAIR-Kansas has supported the employee in her effort to hold the employee and Chipotle accountable through the EEOC process.
SEE: CAIR-Kansas Announces EEOC Complaint Over Harassment, Assault on Muslim Chipotle Employee
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CONTACT: CAIR-Kansas Board Chair Moussa Elbayoumy, 785-318-6323, melbayoumy@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com