Temple University Hospital Sued Over Religious Bias, Firing (1)

Temple University Hospital faces new claims of religious bias, retaliation, and failure to accommodate from a Muslim ex-employee.

Ciara Dickerson, a onetime surgical technician at the Philadelphia hospital, claims it violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and Pennsylvania law by suspending and then firing her after she requested a religious accommodation to be excused from specific surgical procedures.

The hospital granted ...