Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 11, 2008No. 06-2203, 06-2241PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Judge FLOYD joined.
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and David A. Wise appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment for Firestone Fibers & Textiles Company in this Title VII action. Specifically, appellants contend that Firestone discriminated against Wise because of his religion when it failed to reasonably accommodate Wise’s religious beliefs, resulting in his unlawful termination.
Because we find that Firestone provided Wise with a…
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