Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Religion & Law Blogs -> Religion Clause

Religion & Law

: Religion Clause

Title VII Claim By Seventh Day Adventist Against Police Department Rejected

By Howard M. Friedman

In Morgan v. City and County of Denver, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11918 (D CO, Feb. 7, 2011), a Colorado federal district court approved a magistrate's recommendations (2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 141090, Dec. 29, 2010) and dismissed a Title VII religious discrimination claim brought by a Seventh Day Adventist against the Denver Police Department Records Bureau. Plaintiff was terminated for refusing to work on Saturdays. The court concluded that plaintiff's employer had offered him reasonable accommodation-- trading shifts with a co-worker and voting for Saturdays off based on his seniority. He was also offered the opportunity to look for a comparable position in another agency that would not require Saturday work.  Plaintiff sought a permanent exemption from Saturday work. The court also rejected plaintiff's retaliation claim.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on February 10, 2011 (boomark / email).