ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal civil rights agency and an Albuquerque hotel have settled the agency's religious discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of a housekeeper who was fired when she refused to not wear her head scarf.
The settlement between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the owners of the MCM Elegante Hotel received court approval from a federal judge last week.
The agreement means Safia Abdullah will receive $100,000 in back pay and compensatory damages.
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