Employment At Will

Many, if not most, businesses employ at will.  Which is as it should be.  Unfortunately, employment at will has been knocked hard in the knees, by the government, natch, when the state forces employers to aquiesce to employees’ demands for things such as daily prayers, and what not, when the employee is on the clock.

An interesting story caught my eye today which deals with this.  A Muslim, employed by a trucking firm, who was allegedly fired after refusing to pickup a load of Budweisers in St. Louis, is suing for religious discrimination.  Now, I find it difficult to believe that the EEOC, let alone the courts, would allow such a suit to proceed.  The trucking company isn’t asking the Muslim to drink the beer, only to do his job of transporting the beer.  Refusing to transport the beer, and then citing religious discrimination as basis for a lawsuit is far outside the realm of discrimination.  It will be interesting to see how this may play out.

“Muslim trucker sues over alcohol load."

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