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02-11-2009, 09:01 PM
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Woman who wouldn't wear pants wins settlement
USA Today - Feb 5, 2009
WASHINGTON — A Pentecostal woman who refused to wear pants as part of her bus driver uniform has prompted the region's transit system to implement new policies to accommodate employees' religious practices.
The woman, Gloria Jones, filed a complaint last September, claiming that she was not hired as a Metro bus operator due to religious discrimination, according to Steven Taubenkibel, spokesman for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Jones met the qualifications for the position; however, she declined to wear the pants required for the uniform because of her Apostolic Pentecostal faith. She made a verbal request to be allowed to wear a skirt, and Metro terminated her application.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement between Jones and the transit agency, which agreed to pay her more than $47,000, according to the Associated Press.
FULL ARTICLE: http://www.usatoday.com/news/religio...al-pants_N.htm
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02-11-2009, 09:21 PM
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Re: Woman who wouldn't wear pants wins settlement
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USA Today - Feb 5, 2009
WASHINGTON — A Pentecostal woman who refused to wear pants as part of her bus driver uniform has prompted the region's transit system to implement new policies to accommodate employees' religious practices.
The woman, Gloria Jones, filed a complaint last September, claiming that she was not hired as a Metro bus operator due to religious discrimination, according to Steven Taubenkibel, spokesman for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Jones met the qualifications for the position; however, she declined to wear the pants required for the uniform because of her Apostolic Pentecostal faith. She made a verbal request to be allowed to wear a skirt, and Metro terminated her application.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement between Jones and the transit agency, which agreed to pay her more than $47,000, according to the Associated Press.
FULL ARTICLE: http://www.usatoday.com/news/religio...al-pants_N.htm
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Wow, great news.
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02-11-2009, 11:15 PM
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Re: Woman who wouldn't wear pants wins settlement
Great. Good to hear about the scales of justice being tipped in favor of religion.
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02-11-2009, 11:16 PM
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Re: Woman who wouldn't wear pants wins settlement
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Wow, great news.
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This lets us know that it is not just the muslims who get all the perks! 
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02-12-2009, 09:34 AM
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Re: Woman who wouldn't wear pants wins settlement
wow...Hope she pays me her tithes...ha...not really...
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02-12-2009, 09:43 AM
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Re: Woman who wouldn't wear pants wins settlement
I'm glad she stuck to her convictions and if a skirt won't hinder her job performance let her wear a skirt,it isn't like she is working in a plant where a skirt would get caught in machinery or anything.
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02-12-2009, 11:45 AM
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Re: Woman who wouldn't wear pants wins settlement
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wow...Hope she pays me her tithes...ha...not really...
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You don't want her to pay her tithes?
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02-12-2009, 11:47 AM
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Re: Woman who wouldn't wear pants wins settlement
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You don't want her to pay her tithes?
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Ok - goofy me... I just reread what you want... you don't want her to pay YOU. 
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02-12-2009, 12:18 PM
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Re: Woman who wouldn't wear pants wins settlement
I saw this on the evening news the other day, it was funny hearing the announcer stumble over the term "Apostolic."
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