Three women, of Muslim Somali descent, said they feared taking time off to pray, fast, or take bathroom breaks in case they were fired, according to a letter from the civil-rights group Muslim Advocates that formed the backbone of a complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Three women, of Muslim Somali descent, said they feared taking time off to pray, fast, or take bathroom breaks in case they were fired, according to a letter from the civil-rights group Muslim Advocates that formed the backbone of a complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.