Wiccan says she was fired for her religion

A sales manager who has spent the last eight years working for Bath and Body Works says she was fired for making her annual pilgrimage to Salem, Massachussetts, for Samhain. Gina Uberti has made the trip for the past six years, but in 2008, things changed, and now she's filed a federal complaint.

Uberti says her request to take vacation the week of Oct. 31, 2008 was approved by regional manager Scotty Kerby, her direct supervisor. However, Kerby was replaced by Sandra Scibelli. In a conversation with Scibelli, Uberti says she explained that she was celebrating a religious holiday. According to the complaint, Scibelli's response was, "That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard... I will be damned if I have a devil-worshipper on my team."

Uberti was fired in November 2008. Although there's no indication as to what Uberti's work history was, it seems that if there was any reason for her to be fired, there should be documentation. She's claiming religious discrimination, and is suing for lost wages and punitive damages.