Jewish Boss Sued for Prohibiting Employee's Crucifix

In this file photo, a Playmobil Jesus dies on the cross for your Legos

A Roman Catholic sales executive is suing her Orthodox Jewish boss for allegedly prohibiting her from wearing her crucifix at work. Jamie Errico, who was the VP of Sales at watch and picture frame wholesaler Concepts in Time near Herald Square, has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company and its owner Saul Jemal, for allegedly treating her and other non-Jewish employees "in a most unorthodox manner," as the Daily News puts it. Errico claims Jemal was "adamant" about keeping the crucifix off company property. We're guessing Jemal also hates garlic.

"Jewish people were permitted to wear the Star of David freely, but she was prohibited from wearing the cross," Errico's lawyer tells the News. "Because she was Roman Catholic, the company docked her salary for taking off Christmas Eve, while the Jewish employees took holidays off at will without being docked." The lawsuit also contends that Jemal "refused to allow plaintiff to make or sell watches with any kind of non-Jewish religious symbols."

Errico was fired last December, according to the Post. But Jemal also sued Errico for allegedly taking the company's "confidential and proprietary information" before joining a rival firm. That lawsuit was dismissed, but the two sides will soon cross paths again in court.

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By John Del Signore in News on December 14, 2010 11:41 AM

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nolastname

Talk about unorthodox. What would Rabbi say?

blink

Just how many times a day does one need to be reminded your people murdered Jesus?

langleycollyer

Yeah, sorry about that. We were only trying to scare him and it got out of hand.

Your Band Sucks

Anti-Semitis....wait, how can we make this seem like we're the ones being persecuted here?

PaulaNYC

Remind me to drive out to Long Island so my boyfriend can piss on a menorah.

ganghiscon

You have nine candles on your face?

robingee

Also, you are Ides so you already can piss on it! Boyfriend?? HA!

Guest

ladies, with the patented pee-power of the Shenis or GoGirl you are liberated to take aim and micturate on anything or anyone you please.

let it stream and live the dream!

robingee

Piss Menorah!

Love Your Life

Play their game!!!

yetanotherdamneduselessaccount

The Chosen People

bpcsouth

So first Gothamist had a photo of an attractive oily lady in a bikini wearing a cross hanging from a pearl necklace (not a crucifix - good point robingee above). Then replaced it with a picture of a plastic children's toy hanging on a cross in some sort of diorama. Why didn't John Del Signore just write a post about how he doesn't much care for Christianity? Why even bother with the whole story about the lady suing her boss?