08 October 2011

Hertz: Muslim workers failed to follow break rules

Hertz rental car company, which was met with protests for suspending 34 Muslim shuttle drivers in Seattle in a dispute over prayer breaks, said it would reinstate the workers if they agreed to clock in and out

Hertz said the Somali Muslim employees at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport were suspended not for praying but for failing to clock in and out for 10-minute breaks as required under a collective bargaining agreement. Washington state law allows employees two 10-minute breaks during an eight-hour shift. [Reuters] Read more