A little more background on this case:
EEOC v. AT&T ARKANSAS is an ongoing 2006-7 employment discrimination lawsuit filed by EEOC on behalf of two Jehovah's Witnesses named Glenn Owen and Jose Gonzalez. Details are sketchy, but apparently Glenn Owen and Jose Gonzalez had been employed at AT&T's Jonesboro, Arkansas location for a number of years. In years past, AT&T had accomodated Owen's and Gonzalez's requests for time off so they could attend the Jehovah's Witnesses annual District Convention every July. However, in 2005, AT&T declined Owen's and Gonzalez's requests for time off. Apparently, Glenn Owen and Jose Gonzalez attended the District Convention anyway. They were later suspended by AT&T, and eventually terminated. Owen and Gonzalez are claiming religious discrimination, but AT&T claims that the denial of time off in 2005 had nothing to do with the employees' religion, but rather that granting their requests would have created an undue hardship that year. Outcome unknown, but AT&T will likely lose. Employers need to review all following cases, which basically show that when a Jehovah's Witness Employee states that they need time off for religious purposes, their Employer better give it to them, or suffer the consequences.