Some reporting by Lauren Markoe of the
Religion News Service that is posted on the
Washington Post's website:
Religion News Service
Sikh TSA agent wins suit over religious wristband
Published: June 6, 2012
A short quote:
WASHINGTON — A Sikh security officer at New York’s largest airport won a $30,000 settlement against the Department of Homeland Security, which had forbidden him from displaying his kara — a wristband that Sikhs wear to remind them of the divine.
and
The case alleged discrimination on the basis of Singh’s religion under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The [U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission] decided the case in March and required the TSA to allow employees to wear the kara freely, and to post a notice of the violation by mid-June.