Orlando, FL – A Jewish haredi man is suing McDonald’s, claiming the fast-food giant violated his freedom of religion when it refused to hire him because of his beard.
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The plaintiff, who sued Wednesday, is represented by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in his claim against McDonald’s restaurant in Longwood, Florida that turned down his 2016 application to be a maintenance worker there, Newsweek on Thursday reported.
Allegedly, management told him that he would have to shave his long beard if he wanted the job. According to his suit, McDonald’s policy requires all male employees to be clean-shaven.
A manager allegedly the applicant he “had the job, but would need to shave his beard to be in compliance with McDonald’s grooming and appearance policy,” according to the Commission.
Orthodox Jews in the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Hasidism grow for religious reasons.
The would-be worker claims he offered to wear a beard net instead, but the manager wouldn’t accept the compromise. Instead, he reportedly told the man couldn’t be hired if he was going to violate McDonald’s company policy.
The lawsuit seeks back wages for the past three years he would have been employed.
The man was reportedly told “he had the job, but would need to shave his beard to be in compliance with McDonald’s grooming and appearance policy,” according to the EEOC.
McDonald’s franchisees can set their own grooming policies.
The Chalfont & Associates, which owns the Longwood franchises, did not respond to requests for comment by the Miami Herald.
Feh!
Would an Orthodox man be willing to make and sell cheeseburgers?
Someone looking to make a quick buck?
here is a tanya and a happy meal
He should be thanking them for doing him a favor
I don’t understand, if this guy is machmir about his beared, That would mean he is a frum jew. How did he plan on working there and not be oiver the issur of cooking milk and meat together? which if i understand correctly applies to making a cheese burger. unless maybe he asked a rav and he was told that its not actually being cooked together. even so I believe that its brought down in halacha that lechatchila one should not do business with foods that are assur (like raising pigs etc.)
Feh!
He is a GOY, a missionary, NOT a Yid. Check out his website Mahi Ministries
FAKE NEWS
guy is a guy gomur, a missionary
The media didn’t bother doing basic homework
https://www.dansdeals.com/more/dans-commentary/fakenews-no-hasidic-jews-actually-suing-mcdonalds/
See this article. He is a Christian missionary https://www.dansdeals.com/more/dans-commentary/fakenews-no-hasidic-jews-actually-suing-mcdonalds/
Good for him , he is trying to make a living and not go on public assistance , we should be proud of him