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Religious Accommodation
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Hall Benefits Law Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Eases Standard for Employees to Sue Employers Concerning Denied Religious Accommodations in the Workplace
By Anne Hall
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued its decision in Groff v. DeJoy, Postmaster General, making it easier for employees to sue employers that fail to offer religious workplace accommodations. In…
California Employment Law Update
Employer Must Prove “Substantial Increased Costs” Would Result From Religious Accommodation
By Tony Oncidi
Groff v. DeJoy, 600 U.S. ___, 143 S. Ct. 2279 (2023) Gerald Groff, an Evangelical Christian, took a mail delivery job with the USPS at a time when postal service…
Tucker Arensberg Blog
New Supreme Court Decision Puts More Pressure on Employers Who Receive a Religious Accommodation Request
Christin M. Roberts, Esq., croberts@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5658 Consider this: an employee refuses to accept Sunday shifts because, under his religion, that day is devoted to worship and rest. Is his employer…
Religion Clause
Human Resources Employee Sues Seeking Religious Accommodation to Avoid DEI Participation
A lawsuit was filed last month in a California federal district court by Courtney Rogers, a former human resources employee of a multinational food service company, who was fired after…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Seventh Circuit Revives Teacher’s Religious Discrimination Case Over Transgender Students’ Names and Pronouns
By Nonnie L. Shivers, Zachary V. Zagger
On July 31, 2023, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals revived a Christian teacher’s religious discrimination lawsuit over his refusal to refer to transgender students by their names and pronouns…
Employment Law Lookout
Navigating Global Religious Accommodation: Insights from Our Lawyers on Employer Responsibilities Towards Religious Beliefs in the Workforce
By Peter Talibart, Kiran Seldon, Erin Hawthorne and Kathryn Weaver Seyfarth Synopsis: In a previous blog, we summarized the recent case of Groff v. Dejoy, where the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously clarified the undue hardship standard under Title…
Chicago Business Attorney Blog
How Does Supreme Court Ruling on ‘Religious Reasons’ Impact Small Businesses?
Supreme Court Ruling on Religious Reasons Small businesses and other employers are likely to find it more difficult to refuse requests for religious accommodations after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling…
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
Employers Beware: The Potential Employment-Related Impacts of 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis
On the final day of the 2022-23 term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. In its decision, the Supreme Court held that forcing…
Workplace Law & Strategy
Navigating global religious accommodation: insights from our lawyers on employer responsibilities towards religious beliefs in the workforce
By Erin Hawthorne, Kathryn Weaver, Peter Talibart, Kiran Seldon
In a previous blog, we summarised the recent case of Groff v. Dejoy, where the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously clarified the undue hardship standard under Title VII, a federal law…
Levy Employment Law Blog
Similar Standards Now Apply When Considering Accommodation Requests for Religion or Disability
By Tracey Levy
Employers need to consider employees’ requests for religious accommodations from a much more supportive perspective as a result of a recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court. In Groff v.…