Frazee v. Illinois

Frazee v. Illinois Department of Employment Security
Facts of the Case
William A. Frazee refused a temporary retail position offered him by Kelly Services because the job would have required him to work on Sundays. Mr. Frazee maintained his devout Christian beliefs precluded him from working on “the Lord’s Day”. Mr. Frazee applied to the Illinois Department of Employment Security for unemployment compensation benefits claiming that there was good cause for his refusal to work on Sundays. The Illinois Department of Employment Security denied him unemployment compensation, claiming his reason for not working on Sunday was invalid. An administrative review board, an Illinois Circuit Court, and the State Appellate Court affirmed the denial. Mr. Frazee appealed all the way to the United States Supreme Court and the court ruled in his favor (Bennett-Alexander & Hartman, 2001, p. 268).
Rules of Law
According to the 1989 Supreme Court Opinion the Illinois Department of Employment S...