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Court Agrees University Could Not Reasonably Accommodate Program Coordinator's Sabbath Needs

By Howard M. Friedman

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In Crider v. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, (ED TN, March 28, 2011), a Tennessee federal district court dismissed a case brought by a Seventh Day Adventist who claimed that the University of Tennessee failed to accommodate her religious beliefs that precluded her from performing any work from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. Kimberly Crider was hired as coordinator in the University's Programs Abroad Office. Among her responsibilities was the monitoring on rotating week ends of an emergency cell phone that could be called by students and faculty who are traveling abroad. Various other job responsibilities also called for week end work. The court found that the University could not reasonably accommodate Crider without incurring undue hardship. [Thanks to CCH Employment Law Daily via Steven H. Sholk for the lead.]

Full post as published by Religion Clause on March 31, 2011 (boomark / email).