Man wins $65K after being fired for refusing to be fingerprinted
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Re: Man wins $65K after being fired for refusing to be fingerprinted
#2"Harrington informed APRS in July 2017 that having his fingerprints captured was contrary to his 'sincerely held religious belief.'"
Good on him, but I thought they actually checked up on the whole "religious beliefs" thing? Is this an actual Christian belief?
Edit: "Plaintiff, a devout Christian, informed AST that the Book of Revelation prohibits the “mark of the devil” which she believed included fingerprinting and that she would not get into Heaven if fingerprinted. She asked AST for an accommodation, such as undergoing a different type of background check that did not require fingerprinting.
AST purportedly informed her that no accommodations were available and terminated her employment for refusing to comply with CPSL’s fingerprinting requirement.
Asserting that AST allowed at least one employee with “unreadable” fingerprints to participate in an alternative background check, plaintiff’s ensuing lawsuit alleged religious discrimination and unlawful retaliation." https://tbowleslaw.com/religious-objection-mandatory-fingerp...
Re: Man wins $65K after being fired for refusing to be fingerprinted
#3"Harrington informed APRS in July 2017 that having his fingerprints captured was contrary to his 'sincerely held religious belief.'" Good on him, but I thought they actually checked up on the whole "religious beliefs" thing? Is this an actual Christian belief? Edit: "Plaintiff, a devout Christian, informed AST that the Book of Revelation prohibits the “mark of the devil” which she believed included fingerprinting and…
Depending on the Christian denomination there may be explicit provision for personal conscience in interpreting certain things within the context of your faith.
Re: Man wins $65K after being fired for refusing to be fingerprinted
#4"Harrington informed APRS in July 2017 that having his fingerprints captured was contrary to his 'sincerely held religious belief.'" Good on him, but I thought they actually checked up on the whole "religious beliefs" thing? Is this an actual Christian belief? Edit: "Plaintiff, a devout Christian, informed AST that the Book of Revelation prohibits the “mark of the devil” which she believed included fingerprinting and…
That’s orthogonal to court, the standard is not whether others hold that belief but whether the belief is sincerely held.
Given that he identifies as Christian and whatever he believes got a ruling in his favor I would say that it’s an “actual” belief.
Re: Man wins $65K after being fired for refusing to be fingerprinted
#5"Harrington informed APRS in July 2017 that having his fingerprints captured was contrary to his 'sincerely held religious belief.'" Good on him, but I thought they actually checked up on the whole "religious beliefs" thing? Is this an actual Christian belief? Edit: "Plaintiff, a devout Christian, informed AST that the Book of Revelation prohibits the “mark of the devil” which she believed included fingerprinting and…
It depends. I’m 99% certain the Amish would not approve of fingerprinting. But it’s certainly not a widespread belief among the most popular mainstream Christian sects. However some states allow for a religious exemption that is based on personal belief, so one doesn’t need their pastor or priest to agree.
Re: Man wins $65K after being fired for refusing to be fingerprinted
#6most of my family agreed to get fingerprinted to get free gym membership (family friend runs the gym and you scan your thumb at the door for access).
It pissed me off so much.
Re: Man wins $65K after being fired for refusing to be fingerprinted
#7"Harrington informed APRS in July 2017 that having his fingerprints captured was contrary to his 'sincerely held religious belief.'" Good on him, but I thought they actually checked up on the whole "religious beliefs" thing? Is this an actual Christian belief? Edit: "Plaintiff, a devout Christian, informed AST that the Book of Revelation prohibits the “mark of the devil” which she believed included fingerprinting and…
yeah, I'm confused what belief is held such that you can't be fingerprinted. My initial searching for what that might be is mostly "Mark of the Beast". Which seems odd.
Re: Man wins $65K after being fired for refusing to be fingerprinted
#8most of my family agreed to get fingerprinted to get free gym membership (family friend runs the gym and you scan your thumb at the door for access). It pissed me off so much.
Why did it piss you off? Is the fingerprint being used for something other than access? Is it even stored in a format that would allow it to be used for something else?
I'm pretty privacy and personal freedom conscious- for example I wouldn't go anywhere that made me scan a QR code or use an app. But I can't think of any concern I have with a private business using my fingerprint as an access token, unless I'm also signing that they can use it for other stuff.
Re: Man wins $65K after being fired for refusing to be fingerprinted
#9"Harrington informed APRS in July 2017 that having his fingerprints captured was contrary to his 'sincerely held religious belief.'" Good on him, but I thought they actually checked up on the whole "religious beliefs" thing? Is this an actual Christian belief? Edit: "Plaintiff, a devout Christian, informed AST that the Book of Revelation prohibits the “mark of the devil” which she believed included fingerprinting and…
That’s orthogonal to court, the standard is not whether others hold that belief but whether the belief is sincerely held. Given that he identifies as Christian and whatever he believes got a ruling in his favor I would say that it’s an “actual” belief.
It is a religion, with many denominations. Not quite sure what the criteria is for when something varies such that it wouldn't be considered Christian.
Re: Man wins $65K after being fired for refusing to be fingerprinted
#10I'm not sure why people are so weird about fingerprints and facial recognition. Your biometrics are not secret at all, any more than your hair color.
You fingerprint yourself in every restaurant with glass cups, and leave those prints behind when you depart.