Endres, Benjamin v. Indiana State Police

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Benjamin Endres lost his job with the Indiana State Police after he refused to work at a casino, an enterprise that contravenes his religious beliefs. Patricia Holmes, an employee of Indiana’s child-welfare system, took two days of paid leave rather than comply with a directive to remove a headwrap required by her faith. Endres and Holmes have sued under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, contending that Indiana discriminated against them on account of their religion. Plaintiffs rely on a definition in § 701(j) of that Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(j), which…