Opoku-Boateng v. State of California — ReligiousLiberty.TV

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Opoku-Boateng v. State of California involves the following religious liberty issues: Free Exercise, Workplace Accommodation.

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Opoku-Boateng v. State of California (1997).

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Opoku-Boateng v. State of California [1997] — The Ninth Circuit ruled that an employer must make a genuine effort to accommodate an employee's religious observance when the employee refused to work on Saturdays. Source: ReligiousLiberty.TV (https://religiousliberty.tv/case-library/opoku-boateng/, accessed April 10, 2026).

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Year: 1997

Free Exercise Workplace Accommodation

Holding: The Ninth Circuit ruled that an employer must make a genuine effort to accommodate an employee's religious observance when the employee refused to work on Saturdays.

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Opoku-Boateng v. State of California is a Free Exercise case in 1997. The court held that the Ninth Circuit ruled that an employer must make a genuine effort to accommodate an employee's religious observance when the employee refused to work on Saturdays.