Jewish TSA Worker’s Sabbath Accommodations Lawsuit Falls Short

The Transportation Security Administration accommodated a Jewish worker when it allowed him to take leave to observe the Sabbath, even though doing so cost him pay.

The employee had to exhaust his vacation days and then take unpaid leave to avoid his scheduled Saturday work because he usually couldn’t find anyone to swap shifts with him. But those were reasonable accommodations for his Sabbath observance, so his religious bias claim can’t go forward, the US District Court for the District of Maryland said Thursday.

The TSA, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, avoided scheduling plaintiff Jerome Sandberg ...