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Greenwood Village, Colo.-based Red Robin&#8217;s dress code prohibits visible tattoos, but the suit claims that it would be sacrilegious for Rangel to cover his tattoos.<br \/>\n<br \/>The EEOC said Rangel worked as a food server for Red Robin for eight months without complaint, but higher-level management became aware of the tattoos and he was fired.<br \/>\n<br \/>The lawsuit, filed after the restaurant-chain operator rejected prelitigation conciliation, seeks monetary damages, antidiscrimination training and other injunctive relief, the EEOC said. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/seattle.bizjournals.com\/seattle\/stories\/2004\/06\/14\/daily4.html\">Read Original&#8230; <\/a><\/p>\n<p>(c) 2004 American City Business Journals Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Seattle district office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it has filed a federal suit against Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. for alleged religious discrimination against an employee. 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