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Religious Accommodation
431 published works
Labor & Employment Insights
Sunday May Still Be Sacred: Texas Jury Sides with Employee Who Chose Church Service Over Work
By Keith S. Anderson, Anne R. Yuengert
If an employee misses work to attend church on Sunday morning and the company subsequently fires her, is that religious discrimination? A jury in Texas recently said yes and awarded…
Religion Clause
New Stay of Execution For Buddhist Inmate Over Access To Chaplain
In Murphy v. Collier, (SD TX, Nov. 7, 2019), a Texas federal district court stayed the execution of Patrick Murphy because of differential treatment of the religious needs of prisoners…
Healthcare Workplace Update
Religious Accommodation and Patient Safety in Healthcare Industry
By Y. Jed Charner, Mary M. McCudden, Michael R. Bertoncini
During a recent webinar, our Healthcare team provided practical case studies with clear takeaways and best practices for reasonably accommodating employees’ sincerely-held religious beliefs without compromising patient safety. You can…
Labor & Employment Report
What Does the EEOC Think About Religious Accommodations? It’s Spooky!
By Fiona W. Ong
In its latest edition of the Digest of EEO Law, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission included an article entitled, "Religious Accommodation in the Workplace: An Overview of the Law and…
Employment & Human Rights Law in Canada
Come On, Let’s Celebrate! Employers’ Obligations to Accommodate Religious Holiday Leaves
By Lisa Stam
Canada is touted as a multicultural country and the home of many religious groups, but it is still the case that the two statutory religious holidays in Ontario - Christmas…
Religion Clause
EEOC Sues Over Denial of Religious Accommodation To Messianic Jewish Employee
The EEOC yesterday announced the filing of a lawsuit against Center One, LLC, a call center company: According to the EEOC's lawsuit ..., a call center employee at Center One's…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Flake on Expanding Religious Accommodation
My colleague Dallan Flake (ONU) has just posted on SSRN his article Religious Accommodation in the Age of Whole-Self Employment. Here's the abstract:For decades, litigants and legislators alike have attempted…
Religion Clause
Seventh Day Adventist Tennis Players Sue Over Tournament Scheduling
Suit was filed this week in a Washington federal district court by two high school tennis players who are Seventh Day Adventists and were precluded from participating in state championship…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
When an employee’s religion clashes with an employer’s dress code
A Muslim woman is suing the hospital at which she works as medical assistant, claiming she was told she needed a “note from the Quran” when she asked for an…
Religion Clause
Hospital Settles EEOC Suit For Failure To Accommodate Anti-Vaccine Beliefs of Employee
EEOC announced last week that Memorial Healthcare, an Owosso, Michigan hospital, has settled a suit alleging failure to reasonably accommodate an employee's religious beliefs, in violation of Title VII of…