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A muslim flight attendant was suspend from her job for refusing to serve alcohol. she is trying to get her job back at express jet but she says her religion doesn't allow her to consume or even serve alcoholic beverages. >> that ree stanley says she was suspended from her job because of her religious beliefs. this week she filed a charge of discrimination against regional airline express jet. the issue, stanley converted to islam two years ago. one of her co-workers filed a complaint against her saying she was not fulfilling her duties by refusing to serve alcohol.

Attorney, she's also an attorney for the michigan chapter of the council on american islamic relations. you filed a discrimination complaint with eeoc. what's the status? >> thank you, yes, we requested a full investigation into the complaint and the eeoc has six months to look into the matter. hopefully we will be looking into various options, including mediating the case and coming up with a positive resolution. >> i guess one of the basic questions is if your client isn't able to serve alcohol, how is she able to fulfill the duties her job entails? >> the primary concern that she had in jun...

All being accommodated properly. that's what prompted her to bring this issue forward to her supervisor and at that time her supervisor had directed her to work out that arrangement with the other flight attendant to make sure the alcohol is being served and the customers' requests are being satisfied. at the same time, her own religious beliefs would be accommodated as well. >> i want to read a statement from express jet who isn't giving us details on their end as far as the complaint goes. the statement does read at express jet we embrace and respect values of all our team members. we are an...

Constitutional rights violations. express jet did release a statement to cnn that read in part that express jet, we respect the values of our team members. the long history of diversity in our work force. equal opportunity commission has this complaint and they filed an investigation at which point express jet will be given a chance to respond. we asked the attorney for stanley if perhaps her client would compromise and take another job. she told cnn it is not up to her client to accommodate the airline. it should be the other way around. >> nick, thanks for that. breaking overnight. more bo...

Her reasonable accommodation be reinstated as well. >> reporter: her lawyer says her client's, quote, sincerely held religious beliefs should not keep her from being a flight attendant. >> in this situation the law requires that the employer accommodates her beliefs. she's not required to search for another job in order to have her beliefs accommodated. >> reporter: a spokesman for express jet declined to discuss stanley's complaint but in a statement to cnn said, quote, we embrace and respect the values of all of our team members. we are an equal opportunity employer with a long history of di...