# 'Devil Worshipper’ Retort May Burn Employer November 09, 2009 Author: Christian Nolan Source: Connecticut Law Tribune Like many people, Gina Uberti wanted to take time off from work for a religious holiday. Unlike most Connecticut workers, her religion is Wicca, the largest of the neo-pagan, earth-based faiths. Wiccans worship multiple deities, use magic in their rituals, adhere to a basic code of morality, and hold four major seasonally based festivals. Uberti attended one of those festivals last October. A dispute with a supervisor over that vacation has led to an unusual federal lawsuit. Jarad M. Lucan, who practices employment law at Durant, Nichols, Houston, Hodgson, & Cortese-Costa in Bridgeport, is not involved with the case. But he said it should send a message to employers that, no matter how common or obscure the religion, if a worker sincerely believes it to be their religion, then employers must reasonably accommodate them under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. “You have to try to accommodate a sincerely held religious belief,” said Lucan, whose firm often represents employers in such workplace disputes. See also:- [ Business/Workplace ](/news-stories/businessworkplace) - [ Courts/Justice ](/news-stories/courtsjustice) - [ Halloween ](/news-stories/halloween) - [ Holidays/Worship ](/news-stories/holidaysworship) - [ Paganism ](/religions/paganism) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)