First Amendment

Here's one that's right up Mrs. X's alley. An Orlando, Florida news station reported that a woman was fired from her telecommuting job after she had a pizza with ham on it and a BLT for lunch. The woman worked for Rising Star, a telecommunications company headquartered in central Florida. Apparently, the company has strong ties to the Muslim community and has some unwritten rules in deference to the teachings of the Koran. That is not a bad thing in my mind. However, one of these rules is that you cannot consume pork products on company grounds. This is not a written rule and the woman was never asked to sign a waiver saying that she would not eat pork on company grounds. But, after these two incidents, the woman's position was terminated.

I'm not that well grounded in employment law and first amendment, but I'm sure Mrs. X would tell you that there is some violation of the Equal Opportunity Law in here somewhere, to say nothing of a possible first amendment suit. As it is a fairly localized company and a Muslim based discrimination suit, I don't think we'll be getting much national coverage over it. But it does make one think and boggle the mind as to what some people try to impose on others.