TIANO v. DILLARD DEPT. STORES, INC.

Nos. 96-16723, 96-16955.

139 F.3d 679 (1998)

Mary TIANO, a married woman, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross Appellant, v. DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 18, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles L. Chester, Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite, Phoenix, AZ, for defendant-appellant-cross appellee.

Bradley H. Schleier, Schleier Law Offices, Phoenix, AZ, for plaintiff-appellee-cross appellant.

Before: FLETCHER, WIGGINS, and RYMER, Circuit Judges.


WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

Mary Tiano sued her employer Dillard Department Stores ("Dillard's") for unlawful termination in violation of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., for failure to make reasonable accommodation of her religious beliefs. Dillard's terminated Tiano, a Dillard's salesperson, after she departed on a ten-day "pilgrimage" to Medjugorje, Yugoslavia.

The district court found in favor of Tiano, holding that (1) Tiano established...

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