Exactly what the OP means is very unclear. Was this person already an employee with a work schedule that was being changed to include saturdays? Was this an applicant for a job that listed saturday work as a requirement? Is this an employee who suddenly woke up one day and decided hey, I cant work saturdays any longer and used religion as the reason?
Seems to be a case that goes way beyond forcing someone to work on saturday.
Found this on the web @ freepressrelease.com
Trial Date Set in Jewish Discrimination Lawsuit Against Louis Vuiton
January 11, 2011
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Trial has been set for July 7, 2011, in the lawsuit that was filed by a former employee at Louis Vuitton’s Rodeo Drive shop in Beverly Hills, California.
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(Free-Press-Release.com) January 11, 2011 — A trial date has been set in a lawsuit filed by a former employee of Louis Vuitton’s famous Rodeo Drive store in Beverly Hills, California. The former long-time employee of Louis Vuitton claims that the Rodeo Drive store fostered a culture of discrimination where store managers and salespeople frequently mocked Jewish clients.
Lawsuit documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court state that the Jewish ex-employee was subjected to retaliation and terminated after complaining about religious harassment by her supervisor and about Louis Vuitton’s practice of forcing salespeople to work every Saturday and on religious holidays. According to legal documents, under Louis Vuitton’s policies, Jewish employees who wanted to attend Saturday religious services were required to use-up their limited number of vacation days and give up taking a vacations. After using up their vacations, Jewish employees could not attend Saturday services or have a Jewish holiday off until the following year. The ex-employee had requested unpaid time off to participate in a religious pilgrimage to Israel.
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Trial is set for July 7, 2011, at the Los Angeles Superior Court.