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Sherbert v. Verner

April 17, 2017 by: Content Team

Following is the case brief for Sherbert v. Verner, United States Supreme Court, (1963) Case summary for Sherbert v. Verner: Sherbert was fired because she could not work on Saturday’s for religious reasons. She subsequently filed for unemployment benefits with the state and was denied. Sherbert appealed the state courts decision’s claiming that her denial for unemployment benefits was unconstitutional. […]

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Unemployment

January 8, 2016 by: Content Team

Unemployment refers to the state of not having a job, or being unable to gain employment when seeking work. In the United States, the number of unemployed individuals is used to evaluate the health of the economy. The unemployment rate used in such evaluation relies on the number of unemployed people, as well as the number of people available to […]

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