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Article

3 Jul 2018

Author:
Patrick Dorrian, Bloomberg BNA (USA)

USA: Halliburton to face lawsuit alleging national origin & religious discrimination against 2 employees

"Halliburton Accused by Government of Harassing Muslim Workers", 3 July 2018

Halliburton failed to act as two Muslim workers in Northern Texas were regularly harassed about their religion by supervisors and co-workers, the federal government alleges in a lawsuit.  Hassan Snoubar and Mir Ali also were harassed and otherwise discriminated against because of their national origin, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges in a July 3 complaint in federal court.  Snoubar is from Syria, and Ali is from India.  Both worked for Halliburton Energy Services Inc. as operator assistants, the EEOC says...“This case should serve as a message that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated in the workplace,” EEOC Trial Attorney Joel Clark said...Halliburton declined to comment...The agency says Snoubar faced further discrimination after complaining about the mistreatment to Halliburton human resources personnel...