Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Townley Engineering & Manufacturing Co.
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided May 11, 1987No. CIV 86-1156 PHX-EHCPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CARROLL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Equal Opportunity Employment Commission has brought this action under Title VII against Defendant Townley Engineering & Manufacturing Co. [Townley], on behalf of Louis Pelvas, a former employee of Townley. The complaint alleges that Townley engaged in an unlawful employment practice by requiring its employees to attend devotional services and that because of this practice Pelvas, a claimed atheist, was constructively discharged. Townley admits its mandatory devotional services but argues that this practice is not unconstitutional and further denies that…
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