ENGRAFF v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N

No. 82CA1167.

678 P.2d 564 (1983)

Sadhna S. ENGRAFF, Petitioner, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION of the State of Colorado (Ex-Officio Unemployment Compensation Commission of Colorado), Colorado Division of Employment and Training, and Public Service Company of Colorado, Respondents.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. III.

Certiorari Denied March 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Benjamin, Boulder, for petitioner.

J.D. MacFarlane, Atty. Gen., Charles B. Howe, Deputy Atty. Gen., Joel W. Cantrick, Sol. Gen., Patricia A. Blizzard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for respondent Industrial Commission and Division of Employment and Training.

Kelly, Stansfield & O'Donnell, Robert F. Thompson, Denver, for respondent Public Service Co. of Colo.


STERNBERG, Judge.

Public Service Company of Colorado terminated Sadhna S. Engraff from his job when he refused to comply with mandatory safety regulations and because he refused a substitute position. He refused to comply with safety regulations requiring that he wear a safety helmet and respirator because they conflicted with his religious practices. The Industrial Commission disqualified Engraff from receiving unemployment compensation benefits for 12 weeks, ruling...

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