Topic
Religious Accommodation
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Labor Days
The Latest On Religious Accommodations In The Workplace
Article written for Law360, published on February 6, 2019. In the past few months, we have seen three different cases of religious accommodation claims, with three very different results. In…
Religion Clause
Federal Prison With Special Accommodations For Jewish Inmates
Today's New York Times reports on the religious accommodations for Jewish inmates in the prison at which President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen hopes to serve his three year sentence:…
FB Employment Discrimination Blog
Holy Moly! Whopping $21.5 Million Verdict Because She Couldn’t Work On Sunday “Because Sunday I Honor God”
We have published many posts about the tension between religion beliefs and practices and an employer’s right to reasonable control of the workplace. This tension is, of course, addressed in…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
An expensive lesson on religious accommodations
A federal court jury in Miami has awarded a hotel dishwasher $21.5 million after concluding that her employer failed to honor her religious beliefs by repeatedly scheduling her on Sundays,…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
An expensive lesson on religious accommodations
A federal court jury in Miami has awarded a hotel dishwasher $21.5 million after concluding that her employer failed to honor her religious beliefs by repeatedly scheduling her on Sundays,…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Flake Advocates Interactive Process for Religious Accommodations
My prolific colleague Dallan Flake has just posted on SSRN his most recent article, Interactive Religious Accommodations. Some of you may have seen him discuss it at AALS. Here's the…
Taking Care of HR Business
12 Days of HR: Oh Come All Ye Faithful—Maintaining an Inclusive Workplace Around the Holidays
There’s so much to celebrate at the end of the year, and while it often feels like Christmas steals the spotlight, it’s likely that some of your employees also observe…
Taking Care of HR Business
When the Witch in the Office Asks for the Solstice Off, Don’t Laugh, She’s Not Joking
Recent studies reveal that 0.4 percent of Americans (which is between 1 and 1.5 million) identify as Wicca or Pagan, which is more than the people who identify as Presbyterian. …
FB Employment Discrimination Blog
You Cannot Wear A Skirt! Revisiting Workplace Religious Discrimination
The newly-announced settlement of a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC gives us the opportunity to revisit workplace religious discrimination – a hot topic these days. “Georgia Blue,” a Mississippi…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
"I’m going to need every Saturday off; is that gonna be a problem?"
Darrell Patterson had worked in Walgreens' 24/7 call center for six years without incident. He claims Walgreens fired him for skipping an emergency training session held on a Saturday. He's…