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    IHOP Sued After 4 Muslim Managers Are Fired

    DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against IHOP and a local franchise owner on Tuesday, claiming that the restaurant owners fired four managers across the Metroplex in 2010 because they are Muslim. The attorneys for the four managers said that their clients are still unemployed … [Read More...]

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    Rights activists welcome Zimmerman charges

    Published: April 13, 2012 3:14 PM By SID CASSESE  sid.cassese@newsday.com A group of Nassau County civil rights activists on Friday welcomed the filing of murder charges against the alleged killer of Trayvon Martin in Florida, while lamenting what they called a rise in hate crimes on Long … [Read More...]

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    “Civil rights law is their passion” – Newsday

    As most lawyers know, civil rights cases are not where the real money is in the legal profession. But one Long Island law firm has barreled into discrimination cases in the South in the past few years, citing a passion for such work. "We do the old-fashioned civil rights work," saidJames … [Read More...]

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Four Muslim Men Say Texas IHOP Franchise Fired Them for Religion and Nationality

By Ashton Marra April 19, 2012 Four former managers of IHOP restaurants in Texas are fighting the owner of the franchise they worked for in court, claiming they were wrongfully terminated based on their "nati...

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At IHOP, it’s a flap, Jack

Four ex-Dallas IHOP managers will file a suit today against the pancake chain, alleging they were fired for being Muslim. Lawyer James Vagnini told The Post that Joseph Huessin and the others also plan to su...

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Fusion Wireless Overtime Lawsuit

This class action was filed by two former hourly employees of Fusion Wireless, a cellular company with locations throughout the New York metropolitan area and Long Island.  The action is brought on behalf of a...

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Educating restaurants about harassment

The Long Island chapter of the New York State Restaurant Association plans to consult with a well-known Garden City civil...

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HBO, Warner Bros., Others Targeted In OT Action

Law360, New York (November 08, 2011, 7:12 PM ET) -- A former parking production assistant lodged a wage-and-hour class action in New York federal court Tuesday, accusing HBO Films, Warner Brothers Entertainment...

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