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OPUKU-BOATENG v. STATE OF CAL.

No. 94-16542.

95 F.3d 1461 (1996)

Kwasi OPUKU-BOATENG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA; Clare Berryhill; Mimi Khan; Gloria Harmon, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 19, 1996.

As Amended November 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Boothby, Boothby & Yingst, Berrien Springs, Michigan, for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles W. Getz, Deputy Attorney General, San Francisco, California, for defendants-appellees.

Before: REINHARDT and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge.

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

This is a case involving an employer's obligation to accommodate a worker's religious beliefs and, in particular, the commitment to observe the Sabbath. Kwasi Opuku-Boateng, a temporary employee of the California Department of Food and Agriculture ("the Department"), sought permanent employment with the Department. He was selected for a permanent position but, when he advised the Department that he was unable to work on Saturdays because...

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