HSR and ACLU Obtain Settlement on Behalf of Muslim Women Ejected From Urth Cafe
Restaurant Chain Agrees to Update Its Policies and Hold Staff Trainings
ACLU of Southern California
Press Release: June 14, 2018
Group of Women Ejected from Urth Caffe Obtain Settlement
LOS ANGELES - Seven Muslim women ejected from an Urth Caffe restaurant by its management have obtained a settlement agreement requiring the restaurant chain to hold diversity trainings for its employees and update its policies. The group of women, represented by the ACLU Foundation of Southern California and the law firm of Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP, charged that the Urth Caffe in Laguna Beach forced them to leave because they were visibly Muslim.
Urth Caffe has also agreed, under the settlement, to clarify its seating policy to ensure it is applied consistently to all customers and to include in its employee handbook a requirement that customer diversity be respected
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