Stefanea Coleman, an employee for Chicken Express in Forth Worth, Texas, was sent home for wearing her hijab on December 30, 2019. <br /><br />Her manager decided to send her home for refusing to take off her hijab, saying it is not the proper work uniform. <br /><br />"I converted to Islam not too long ago and I started wearing my hijab," Stefanea said. "I went to work today and was kicked out because my hijab was not apart from the “ dress code” [apparently] and I wasn’t allowed to wear it." <br /><br />Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits an employer from firing, refusing to hire, or disciplining a woman because of religious practices like the hijab. <br /><br />Stefanea has not received any apologies from Chicken Express and is waiting for her lawyer to meet with them.
