Key State Bank v. Adams

Appellant, Key State Bank, employed appellee Georganne Adams in a position requiring Saturday work. Subsequent to commencement of her employment, and after working on Saturdays for a period of several months, Adams underwent conversion to the Seventh-day Adventist Church and refused to work on Saturdays any longer. Appellant discharged Adams after trying, without success, to accommodate her religious beliefs. The issue posed is whether Adams is entitled to unemployment compensation benefits. We hold that the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment, US Const, Am I, prevents the state from…