A Florida county worker can sue a school board for not accommodating his religion even though he wasn’t fired or disciplined in connection with his faith’s imperative to refrain from work at certain times, a federal appeals court ruled.
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday partially revived Fernando Staple’s lawsuit against the Broward County School Board. As a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Staple’s religion forbids him from working during Sabbath hours, which run from sunset on Fridays to sunset on Saturdays.
The lower court was wrong to throw out Staple’s case on the ...
Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:
See Breaking News in Context
Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.
Already a subscriber?
Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.