Muslim Woman Files Lawsuit Against Planet Fitness Over Head Covering

By Janis K. Doleschal   On October 11, 2011, Tarainia McDaniel entered the Planet Fitness, Irving location, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Although she had used the facility at the Coors location on numerous occasions before, she was refused admittance to the use of the Irving facility because of her head covering. The gym denied her requests to use the facility in spite of the fact that she explained she was of the Muslim faith and was required to wear a head covering. When the refusal contin