Occupational hazards
In an extreme case, a federal district court ruled that a helicopter pilot could be required to convert to the Muslim religion in order to fly over certain areas of Saudi Arabia that are closed to non-Muslims. The court ruled that the requirement was a bona fide occupational qualification justified by safety considerations because Saudi Arabian law prohibited non-Muslims from entering Mecca, and non-Muslims who did so risked being beheaded if caught. [Kern v. Dunalectron Corp, 577 F.Supp. 1196 (N.D. Tex. 1983), aff’d 746 F.2d 810 (5th Cir. 1984).]
In Bagley & Dauchy., The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Business Law, 2nd ed.