Legal Opinion
Webb v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 7, 2009No. 07-3081PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Chief Judge.
In this employment discrimination case, the issue on appeal is whether a police officer’s request to wear religious garb with her uniform could be reasonably accommodated without imposing an undue burden upon the City of Philadelphia. On the facts presented, the District Court held it could not. Webb v. City of Philadelphia, No. 05-5283, 2007 WL 1866763, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46872 (E.D.Pa.June 27,2007). We agree.
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Kimberlie Webb is a practicing Muslim, employed by the City of Philadelphia as a police officer since 1995. On February 11, 2003, Webb…
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