Legal Opinion
American Postal Workers Union, San Francisco Local Alice Lindstrom Robert Davis v. Postmaster General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1986No. 84-2388PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Per curiam
Section 703(a)(1) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(l) makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against an employee or prospective employee on the basis of his or her religion. Section 701(j) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(j) (1970 ed., Supp. V) states in turn:
The term ‘religion’ includes all aspects of religious observance and practice, as well as belief, unless an employer demonstrates that he is unable to reasonably accommodate to an employee’s or prospective employee’s religious observance or practice without undue hardship…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. HardisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Marvin BRENER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DIAGNOSTIC CENTER HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Anderson v. General Dynamics Convair Aerospace DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Duane Terrell BURNS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION CO. Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Yott v. North American Rockwell Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Ansonia Board of Education v. PhilbrookSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Balint v. Carson CityCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hacienda HotelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Jerrold S. HELLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EBB AUTO CO., Dba Ron Tonkin Mitsubishi, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Danny R. Smith v. Pyro Mining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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