Topic
Religious Accommodation
431 published works
Religion Clause
Christian Music Teacher Sues Over School’s Transgender Policy
A former music teacher in a Brownsburg, Indiana school has sued the school claiming failure to accommodate his religious beliefs as required by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Proposed law wants to convert “anti-vaxxer” into a protected class
With a couple of important exceptions, an employer can require that employees be up to date on their vaccinations.The exceptions? 1/ An employee with an ADA disability that prevents…
Religion Clause
Muslim Employees Sue Amazon Over Religious Accommodation and Discrimination
On Tuesday, Muslim Advocates filed a complaint (full text) with the EEOC charging that Amazon.com, Inc.'s Minneapolis facility discriminates against its Muslim Somali and east African workers. The complaint charges…
Lash Condo Law Blog
Condo Rules Restricting Co-ed Swimming – Court Decision
By Denise Lash
Some time ago we blogged about a lawsuit commenced by several condo owners in New Jersey against their condominium association after it instituted rules that restricted mixed-gender swimming in the…
Employer Law Report
Standard for religious accommodation requests may get Supreme Court review
Requests for religious accommodations at work can involve a wide range of issues including schedule changes, relief from weekend or overtime work, breaks to accommodate prayer or other religious practices,…
Religion Clause
Failure To Provide Employee Religious Accommodation Upheld
In Dockery v. Maryville Academy, (ND IL, March 29, 2019), an Illinois federal district court dismissed an employee's Title VII failure to accommodate and religious discrimination claims. Plaintiff, a youth…
Religion Clause
CORRECTION: SG’s Views Sought In Title VII Religious Accommodation Case
The U.S. Supreme Court today asked for the Solicitor General to file a brief in Patterson v. Walgreen Co., (Docket No. 18-349, 3/18/2019). (Order List). In the Title VII case, the 11th Circuit…
Religion Clause
7th Circuit: Parsonage Allowance Exclusion Is Constitutional
In Gaylor v. Mnuchin, (7th Cir., March 15, 2019), the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Appeals rejected an Establishment Clause challenge to Internal Revenue Code Sec. 107(2) which excludes from…
Religion Clause
City Settles Firefighter’s Religious Discrimination Suit
The city of Utica, New York has settled a religious accommodation lawsuit that was filed against it by a firefighter who refuses to cut his hair after taking a Nazirite…
Simple Justice
Discrimination, “Plain and Simple,” Or Religious Accommodation
A funny thing happens when your value system is at work. It makes you blind to the issue at hand, as reflected by this letter to “Ask A Manager” about…