Court Finds FedEx Guilty of Religious Discrimination

June 30, 2001

Source: Newsday

On June 30, 2001, Newsday reported that "FedEx violated federal anti-discrimination laws when it fired seven employees who wore dreadlocks for religious reasons, state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said...Spitzer said in a lawsuit filed...in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn that there should be exceptions for those whose religions include specific types of hair or beards...Spitzer said Rastafarians believe dreadlocks are 'a symbol of a covenant between the wearer and his Creator.'"