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 Message 24003 
 George Pope to August Abolins 
 newfound religion 
 25 Nov 22 09:23:06 
 
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>> Then you get some guy who took a job that was to include scheduling on any
>> days, per the boss' needs. & he later converted to some obscure religion
>> that  had certain days off, & sued, as the boss, when asked for those days
>> to be  blocked off, essentially said, "I hired you to fill any shifts
>> without blocked  off times," sadly, the courts ruled against the employer,
>> & he had to pay back  pay plus interest for those days worked against his
>> newfound religion.
>Where and when did that happen?  I would think that there would be equal "laws
> and tests in law that define WHEN someone's idea of religion is actually a
> valid religion.

It was preposterous; it happened here in BC; abbotsford, I believe (right in 
the middle of the biggest Bible Belt of Canada--I grew up just across the river
& hung around in Abbotsford's malls as a ne'er-do-well teen)

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