NYPD Discriminated Against Sikh Officer
by TChris
Dress codes have their place, but dress codes imposed by a public employer shouldn't be allowed to interfere with religious freedom. Former New York police officer Jasjit Singh Jaggi, a Sikh who had been assigned to traffic enforcement, prevailed in the first round of his claim that the NYPD violated his civil rights by prohibiting him from wearing a beard or turban.
The Department argued that wearing a turban compromised public safety but couldn't muster enough evidence to convince an administrative judge that turbans are dangerous. The judge recommended to the state human rights commission that Jaggi be reinstated to his position.
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