Kansas Chipotle manager demands to see Muslim employee’s hair, grabs, removes hijab: authorities

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has accused Chipotle of religious harassment and retaliation after a manager at a Johnson County restaurant grabbed and partly removed a Muslim employee’s hijab when she refused his demands to see her hair.

The EEOC filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, on behalf of Areej Saifan, who worked at the Chipotle Mexican Grill.