Legal Opinion
Sturgill v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 15, 2008No. 06-4042, 07-1127PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Todd Sturgill was a full-time package car driver for United Parcel Service (UPS) at its Center in Springdale, Arkansas. UPS terminated Sturgill when he refused to complete his route on December 17, 2004, because working past sundown on a Friday would violate his beliefs as a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Sturgill commenced this action, claiming that UPS discriminated against him on account of his religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(l). After a lengthy trial, the jury found that UPS violated Title VII by…
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