Holley v. Mount Vernon Mills, Inc.

Harwell, Chief Justice:

Jimmy Holley (Holley) appeals from an order granting summary judgment to Mount Vernon Mills, Inc. (Mount Vernon) claiming that the trial judge erred in ruling that the Sunday Blue Laws, S.C. Code Ann. §§ 53-1-5 to -150 (1992), do not prohibit Mount Vernon from discriminating against persons who worship on Saturday. We disagree and affirm.

I. Facts

Holley was employed by Mount Vernon, a textile plant that operates seven days per week by using a rotation method to select employees to work on weekends. In 1989, Holley embraced the beliefs expounded by the Seventh Day…