Case Categories: Sabbath and Other Religious Observances

• Ansonia Board of Education v. Philbrook (1986)

  Ansonia Board of Education v. Philbrook (1986) dealt with religious accommodation and the First Amendment in considering a teacher's request for time off for...

• Frazee v. Illinois Department of Employment Security (1989)

  Frazee v. Illinois Department of Employment Security (1989) said belief need not be part of established religious doctrine to be considered under the First...

• Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida (1987)

  Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Commission of Florida (1987) said denying benefits to an individual who refused to work on the Sabbath violated the First...

• Phillips et al. (Simon's Executors) v. Gratz (1831)

  Phillips et al. v. Gratz (1831) ruled that a Jewish man had to attend trial on the Sabbath. The decision was issued before the application of the First...

• Sherbert v. Verner (1963)

  Sherbert v. Verner (1963) said that denying unemployment benefits to an applicant who refused to work on Saturday, her Sabbath, violated First Amendment rights...

• Thomas v. Review Board of Indiana Employment Security Division (1981)

  Thomas v. Review Board of Indiana Employment Security Division (1981) ruled that states could not deny unemployment benefits for quitting his job due to a...

• Thornton v. Caldor (1985)

  Thornton v. Caldor (1985) found a state law that gave employees an absolute right not to work on their chosen Sabbath violated the establishment clause of the...

• Trans World Airlines v. Hardison (1977)

  Trans World Airlines v. Hardison (1977) dealt with accommodations that private employers were required to make for employees whose religious views limit their...