I don't have the citation handy but this was litigated a few years ago in if
memory serves the 8th circuit. Plaintiff lost.. The employee is claiming a
right to speak for the employer as the employee wants, not the employer
Marc Stern
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To: 'Law Religion issues for Law Academics' religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu
Sent: Tue Dec 23 20:51:19 2008
Subject: Required religious accommodation?
Liberty Counsel has filed an EEOC complaint on behalf of a woman in Florida who
was instructed to answer the phone at her job by saying “happy holidays” but
objected because her religion prevented her from contributing to the
secularization of Christmas. She insisted that they accommodate her by allowing
her to answer the phone by saying “Merry Christmas.” She was ultimately fired
over it. See the press release here:
http://www.lc.org/index.cfm?PID=14100PRID=760
A legitimate case of legally required religious accommodation?
Ed Brayton
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