Can my employer force me to work on a Sunday when I told her from day 1 I refuse to work on a Sunday and she stilled hired me?

[Anonymous]

I told her I'm religious and I refuse to work on a Sunday. In my religion, which is stricter than other Christian religions, it's a huge sin to work on a Sunday. Though the times she has me set up to work are in the evening, I won't miss church but a sabbath day is a day of rest. I'm not supposed to be doing any work on Sunday. I'm fine working any other day, however she's been scheduling me to work the weekends (i. e barely giving me any hours to work because she hired too many people and there aren't enough hours). And she schedules me to work the day I told her I strongly refuse to work. She told me no one wants to work Sundays and I have to make a sacrifice. I was wondering if what she is doing is against the law or something I can get out of. Because after I told her I can't work Sunday because of my religion she said, "If you aren't working Sunday then you are fired."

[jshm2]

You need to leave your religion, then. As no reasonable religion should state you cannot work.

Also, you should have got it in writing that you were exempt from a Sunday shift anyway,

[Asker]

I didn't know you could get it into writing. So the priest of my church would write that?

[slatyb]

It's complicated, but maybe they can. You might want to find a different job. Try Chik-Fil-A.

[Anonymous]

You made it clear before you got hired; your manager is being a jerk. If you have an HR I recommend filing a complaint. If she does fire you I would file a wrongful termination lawsuit. Religion is a protected class.

[In_Trance]

They can