Company argues that it has the right to freedom of religion

Tom Corelis (Blog) - December 22, 2008 9:44 AM
 Dailytech  

Former Diskeeper employees Alex Godelman and Marc Le Shay filed suit against their ex-employer earlier this year (PDF), accusing the company of firing them for refusing to sit through thinly-veiled religious indoctrination and join Scientology. Earlier this month, Diskeeper filed its response and, in a move that observers called “unusual” and “inappropriate”, motioned to strike (PDF) sections of the pair’s arguments.

Godelman and Le Shay’s arguments accuse Diskeeper of violating the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and California Labor Law on multiple counts, as well as failing to uphold its legal obligation to maintain a discrimination-free environment.   [Comments...]