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Constitutional Law Keyed to Maggs
Sherbert v. Verner
Citation:
374 U.S. 398 (1963)Only StudyBuddy Pro offers the complete Case Brief Anatomy*
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Appellant, a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church was discharged by her South Carolina employer because she would not work on Saturday, the Sabbath Day of her faith. She filed a claim for unemployment compensation benefits under the South Carolina Unemployment Compensation Act. That law provides that, to be eligible for benefits, a claimant must be able to work and is available for work and further that a claimant is ineligible for benefits if he has failed, without good cause to accept available suitable work when offered him by the employment office or the employer. The appellee, Employment Security Commission, found that appellant’s restriction upon her availability for Saturday work brought her within the provision disqualifying for benefits insured workers who fail to accept suitable work when offered by the employment office or the employer.
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