Arab-Muslim sues Chicago-based firm over revoked job offer

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infinity ag
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I think this law firm dodged a bullet. This chick seems to be a real trouble-maker. She would turn the office into her activism place to fight for Islamic issues and embarrass the firm and drive away all their Jewish, Hindu and Christian clients.

Well done, Law Firm!

Her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jinanchehade/?hl=en

Arab-Muslim lawyer files lawsuit against Chicago-based firm over revoked job offer
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/05/30/arab-muslim-lawyer-files-lawsuit-against-chicago-based-firm-over-revoked-job-offer/



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A Lebanese-American lawyer accused a national law firm of discrimination in a recently filed lawsuit alleging she was fired the day before she was set to start a job at the firm's Chicago office in late October because of her Muslim and Arab identity.
Jinan Chehade alleged in a complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court that Foley & Lardner discriminated against her because of her Arab Muslim background and political statements she'd made on social media and at public meetings about the crisis in Gaza.

According to the complaint, Chehade, a Georgetown Law School graduate, had been interning with Foley & Lardner in July 2022 when they offered her a full-time position to begin in fall 2023. Then, 15 hours before she was set to start work, she was fired, according to the complaint.
The Sunday before her slated first day of work, Foley & Lardner asked her to come to the office where she said they interrogated her for two hours "in a very hostile manner," Chehade alleged in the complaint.

"As soon as we all sat down, they pulled out a packet of about 15 to 20 pages with screenshots of my social media posts, about speeches that I've made, about my background, my identity," Chehade said. "When I really started to feel the anxiety and panic was when they asked me about my dad, and where he worked and obviously as a child of immigrants, a big law firm asking you about your father… alarm bells just started going off in my head," Chehade told the Tribune in an interview Thursday.

Chehade's father, she said, works at the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview.

The firm also questioned her about her associations with Students for Justice in Palestine and public comments she had made regarding a proposed ceasefire resolution at a Chicago City Council Meeting, said Chehade, who is Lebanese but has family who live in Gaza.

"It was devastating when they turned against me and vilified me in this way when I really respected their supposed commitment to diversity," Chehade said.

In an emailed statement, a Foley & Lardner representative said they believed Chehade's complaint was "without merit."
"We stand behind our decision to rescind Ms. Chehade's employment offer as a result of the statements she made surrounding the horrendous attacks by Hamas on October 7," a firm representative said.


$3 Sack of Groceries
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They got chicks that look like that over there and prefer to screw donkeys and little boys.

Tells you how bat**** crazy women are.
rocky the dog
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Elections are when people find out what politicians stand for, and politicians find out what people will fall for.
DrEvazanPhD
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$240 Worth of Pudding said:

They got chicks that look like that over there and prefer to screw donkeys and little boys.

Tells you how bat**** crazy women are.


Those chicks over there don't run their mouths the way this one does!
bmks270
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What statements did she make?
eric76
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Can a company policy be written in such a way as to rule out non-work related discussions of race, politics, and other similar matters?
PCC_80
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If she had not officially started work there then she was not fired. Saying she was fired is a flat out Lie.

Did the Law Firm actually call her in on the Sunday before and interrogate her ? ? If so that was a mistake. The story seems odd to me. They should have just sent her an email saying that the needs of the firm had changed and she was no longer going to be employed there.

I am going to guess that they told not to bother showing up and this is her way to shake them down for some doe-ray-me.

With this lawsuit she should not expect to get a job at any other major firm.
captkirk
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bmks270 said:

What statements did she make?
Probably "Death to America and Death to Israel," and the other usual stuff. The "Journalist" apparently thought it wasn't relevant to the story
one safe place
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Give her a membership to the BLT of the Month Club as a parting gift and be done with her and those like her.
Maroon Dawn
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What?!

A Leftist got a small taste of their own medicine for once instead of getting to skate by on (D)ouble Standards?!??



dmart90
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Actions have consequences. Sucks to be her!
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Jinan Chehade alleged in a complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court that Foley & Lardner discriminated against her because of her Arab Muslim background and political statements she'd made on social media and at public meetings about the crisis in Gaza.
How is this discrimination? They didn't "fire" her because she's Lebanese. They fired her because of what she said. Why is that a problem?
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deddog said:

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Jinan Chehade alleged in a complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court that Foley & Lardner discriminated against her because of her Arab Muslim background and political statements she'd made on social media and at public meetings about the crisis in Gaza.
How is this discrimination? They didn't "fire" her because she's Lebanese. They fired her because of what she said. Why is that a problem?


Because being a female Muslim is supposed to be diversity armor, and they said "****you" anyway.
UTExan
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It would be tough to sell her work to a Jewish client or anyone with ties to Israel. Imagine a Nazi lawyer post-World War 2 offering his services to the Anti-Defamation League.
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aggie93
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Literally no different than if someone was a member of a White Nationalist org and spoke out about how we need to get rid of all the "pick your race" and was then fired. If you work for a company you represent them and they can choose not to have you do so. What you can't do is fire someone or not hire them purely on race but you can sure as hell not employ them based on their words and actions.
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infinity ag
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bmks270 said:

What statements did she make?

I added her insta link. Check that too. I saw some rants about Palestine there. My guess is some statements justifying the Oct Hamas attack.
infinity ag
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deddog said:

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Jinan Chehade alleged in a complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court that Foley & Lardner discriminated against her because of her Arab Muslim background and political statements she'd made on social media and at public meetings about the crisis in Gaza.
How is this discrimination? They didn't "fire" her because she's Lebanese. They fired her because of what she said. Why is that a problem?

Lebanese is secondary. She is claiming to be a victim of Islamophobia and saying she got fired for being a Muslim.
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because of her Arab Muslim background
annie88
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Any firm can resend any offer they want for any reason. This isn't about discrimination. This is about her being a piece of **** person, wanting to say what she says, as vile as it is, and then being shocked that they don't want her as part of their firm. She can say whatever the hell she wants, but she is not free from the consequences of it.

Just another person thinking they're a victim when they're not. and she will definitely milk the racist angle.
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rocky the dog said:


that's actually very funny.

Can you imagine having to live like that and thinking your religion is not oppressive? Islam is not compatible with western society. When you want to live in the 12th century that is not OK. These women are treated so poorly. The left will defend this yet scream in a Christian's face, be anti-Semitic and support terrorism, but be OK with this.
infinity ag
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aggie93 said:

What you can't do is fire someone or not hire them purely on race but you can sure as hell not employ them based on their words and actions.

I agree but the first part happens all the time. It's just that it cannot be caught or proven. The second part can be proven.
EX TEXASEX
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rocky the dog said:


Sad pic. The invasion of Europe there or Australia. These people are culturally not a good fit , to be generous. They take every advantage of the host country, and use those advantages to attack and tear down the country. NO appreciation or gratitude for what they have or have been given. Simply they are trying to turn the host country it into the same Sh*thole they came from.
#FJB
aggie93
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infinity ag said:

aggie93 said:

What you can't do is fire someone or not hire them purely on race but you can sure as hell not employ them based on their words and actions.

I agree but the first part happens all the time. It's just that it cannot be caught or proven. The second part can be proven.

Oh totally agree. Many companies pay bonuses or have penalties for not hiring minorities and women, though discrimination on the basis of sex is legal for the most part. That's why feminists pulled back on the ERA. It would have been crushing for women by making any advantage based on sex illegal.

Sadly there are few legal challenges to race and sex discrimination on whites and males.
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infinity ag
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EX TEXASEX said:

rocky the dog said:


Sad pic. The invasion of Europe there or Australia. These people are culturally not a good fit , to be generous. They take every advantage of the host country, and use those advantages to attack and tear down the country. NO appreciation or gratitude for what they have or have been given. Simply they are trying to turn the host country it into the same Sh*thole they came from.

Sadder is when white female feminists fight for this and say that the world needs to "respect their culture".
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