PROTOS v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.

No. 85-3591.

797 F.2d 129 (1986)

Angeline S. PROTOS, Appellee, v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Hollihan (argued), Manion McDonough & Lucas, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant; Dennis M. Wilt, Volkswagen of America, Inc. Troy, Mich., of counsel.

James W. Carroll, Jr. (argued), Tabakin & Carroll, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Before ADAMS, WEIS, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge.

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964, employers are required to make reasonable accommodation for the religious practices of their employees. In this case, the district court, 615 F.Supp. 1513, ruled that Volkswagen of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) had violated the statute by refusing to accommodate the request of an assembly line employee to be excused from overtime work...

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