Webb v. City of Philadelphia, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 7169 (3rd Cir. Apr. 7, 2009)
In Webb, the Third Circuit affirmed the District Court’s ruling that a police officer’s request to wear religious garb with her uniform could not be reasonably accommodated without imposing an undue burden upon the City of Philadelphia. Kimberlie Webb, a Muslim police officer employed by the City of Philadelphia, filed a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia on October 5, 2005. The suit asserted three causes of action under Title VII, i.e., religious discrimination, retaliation/hostile work environment, and sex discrimination, and one cause of action under the Pennsylvania Religious Freedom Protection Act (RFPA), 71 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 2401.
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