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Religious Accommodation
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U.S. Supreme Court Enacts More Stringent Religious Accommodations Standard for Employers
On June 29, 2023, amid a flurry of other newsworthy opinions, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in Groff v. DeJoy, modifying the legal standard which courts now must…
Workforce Bulletin
<em>Video:</em> SCOTUS Introduces Heightened Standard for Religious Accommodation, Rules Against Affirmative Action, Protects “Expressive” Services – <em>Employment Law This Week</em>
As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we’re recapping recent contentious rulings by the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS” or the “Court”) that are expected to take a toll on employers…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Supreme Court Raises Bar for Denying Religious Accommodations
In another blockbuster decision, the Supreme Court, by unanimous decision, recently expanded religious protections for workers by ruling that under federal law (specifically, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act),…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Beltway Buzz, July 7, 2023
SCOTUS Recap. Because the Buzz was away last week, we want to make sure that our readers have seen the thoughtful insights prepared by our colleagues on the impacts to…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
The Supreme Court’s Religious Accommodations Ruling and the Evolution of ‘Undue Hardship’ From Hardison to Groff
How much burden must a company demonstrate before it is relieved of the obligation to accommodate an employee’s religious beliefs in the workplace under Title VII of the Civil Rights…
Employment Class Actions: A General Counsel Briefing
SCOTUS Makes it Harder for Employers to Establish an Undue Burden Defense in Religious Accommodation Cases
In the flurry of controversial U.S. Supreme Court rulings issued at the end of this term, one unanimous opinion flew under the radar which impacts how employers must accommodate religious…
Blank Rome Workplace
SCOTUS Increases Burden on Employers to Deny Religious Accommodations
Garrett P. Buttrey ● On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court (“Court”) issued a unanimous opinion in Groff v. DeJoy, finding that the employer-friendly de minimis standard for determining whether…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Supreme Court Raises the Bar for Title VII Religious Accommodations
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a rare unanimous ruling in Groff v. DeJoy, and set a higher standard for employers to meet when denying religious accommodations…
Labor & Employment Blog
SCOTUS Raises the Bar for Employers Seeking to Prove that a Religious Accommodation Would Cause Undue Hardship
Amidst several divided opinions handed down last week, the Supreme Court released a unanimous decision in Groff v. DeJoy, a case concerning the obligation of employers to provide religious accommodations…
Supreme Court Update
303 Creative LLC v. Elenis (No. 21-476), Groff v. DeJoy (No. 22-174)
By Tadhg Dooley, David R. Roth
In this installment, we bring you summaries of two cases that address accommodations for religious beliefs and practices without invoking either the Free Exercise or Establishment clauses of the First…