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The court denied the defendant's motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff's Title VII religious discrimination claim, allowing the case to proceed to trial. The magistrate judge found genuine issues of material fact regarding whether the employer adequately accommodated the plaintiff's Sabbath observance needs.
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This suit was brought under the Tennessee Human Rights Act by two African-American employees against their employer and their union to recover for alleged discrimination that created a hostile work environment. At issue in this appeal is the grant of summary judgment to the union on the basis that it did not cause or attempt to cause the employer to discriminate. Upon our de novo review, we conclude that the evidence presented at the summary judgment stage negated an essential element of the Plaintiffs' claim and thus summary judgment was warranted. Judgment affirmed.
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