Legal Opinion
Olin Corp. v. Fair Employment Practices Commission
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 20, 1977No. 48318-19 consPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Ward
The question presented here concerns the claimed duty of an employer, under section 3(a) of the Fair Employment Practices Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 48, par. 853(a)), to reasonably accommodate to an employee’s religious beliefs which prohibit him from working on Saturdays. The Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission found that Olin Corporation had unlawfully discriminated against Leon Burl McEvers, in that it failed to reasonably accommodate to his religious beliefs. The circuit court of Madison County reversed the Commission’s order and the appellate court affirmed (34 Ill. App. 3d…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Robert Kenneth Dewey v. Reynolds Metals CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
- Dewey v. Reynolds Metals Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Charles B. RILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross Appellee, v. the BENDIX CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee-Cross AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- McCann L. Reid v. Memphis Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Rankins v. Commission on Professional Competence of the Ducor Union School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
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