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Religious Accommodation
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HR Law Talk
Supreme Court Increases Employer’s Obligation in Religious Accommodation Requests
The Supreme Court recently ruled that the burden an employer must meet in denying a requested religious accommodation is “substantial” and not merely “de minimis.” Employers will now have a…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
The Unanswered Questions From Supreme Court’s Religious Accommodations Case
Over at our sister blog, Employment Law Letter, my colleague Sarah Niemiroski and I have a recap of the important new Supreme Court case. No, not the affirmative action one…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
WIRTW #677: the “de minimus” edition
Employee: "I can't work Sundays. It's against my religion." Employer (before yesterday's Supreme Court decision in Groff v. DeJoy): "I'm sorry, but it's an undue hardship for us to redo…
Supreme Court Update
Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (No. 21-1168), Counterman v. Colorado (No. 22-138), Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski (No. 22-105)
By Wiggin and Dana, Tadhg Dooley, David R. Roth
Today, on what is likely the penultimate day of the term, the Court issued three decisions, including one of the most watched cases of the term: In Students for Fair…
Employment Law Worldview
U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Employers’ Religious Accommodation Obligations
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its unanimous opinion in Groff v. DeJoy, No. 22-174, 600 U.S. __ (2023), a long-awaited decision explaining employers’ obligations under Title…
International Dispute Resolution
Supreme Court Rejects De Minimis Test For Religious Accommodation Under Title VII
By Kiran Seldon
Most of our readers have transnational business operations. If they have employees in the United States, they should review carefully today’s decision of the United States Supreme Court. In a…
Employment Law Lookout
A Unanimous Supreme Court Rules on Undue Hardship in Religious Accommodation: De Minimis Is Out, “Substantial Increased Costs” Is In
By Dawn Solowey, Lynn Kappelman, and Darien Harris Seyfarth Synopsis: A unanimous Supreme Court has issued its decision in Groff v. Dejoy, clarifying Title VII’s undue hardship standard to mean “substantial increased costs in relation…
Religion Clause
Supreme Court Says "De Minimis" Is Incorrect Standard for Religious Accommodation Under Title VII
The U.S. Supreme Court today in Groff v. DeJoy,(Sup. Ct., June 29, 2023), held that lower courts have largely been misreading the Hardison case's standard for determining when accommodation of religious practices…
Employment Law Watch
U.S. Supreme Court decision in Groff v. DeJoy: clarifying religious accommodations
By Mariah McGrogan, Veronica Miclot
Earlier today the United States Supreme Court released a unanimous opinion in Groff v. DeJoy, Postmaster General, No. 22-174, clarifying the “undue burden” standard under applicable to religious accommodations under…
Employment Law Letter
U.S. Supreme Court Revises Long-Standing Religious Accommodations Test
By Daniel Schwartz, Sarah N. Niemiroski
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously toppled decades-old precedent governing an employer’s treatment of religious accommodation requests. While the decision in Groff v. DeJoy has been overshadowed by Students for Fair Admissions,…