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Religious Accommodation
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Woman Wearing a Headscarf for Religious Reasons Wins Before The Supreme Court
By Frantz Ward Labor and Employment Group
The U.S. Supreme Court's June 1, 2015 decision in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., 575 U.S. __ (2015), signals to employers that employment decisions based upon neutral policies…
Labor Days
Supreme Court Abercrombie & Fitch Ruling: It’s the Motive that Matters
As most lawyers and HR professionals know, on June 1, 2015, Justice Antonin Scalia authored a concise opinion, overturning the Tenth Circuit and holding that Abercrombie & Fitch had intentionally…
SimplyHR
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Applicant Need Not Inform Employer of Need for Religious Accommodations to Support Title VII Claim
In a concise, seven-page decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Muslim woman, Samantha Elauf, denied employment by clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (“Abercrombie”) after wearing a headscarf…
Employment Law Business Guide
US SUPREME COURT ISSUES NEW RULING ON ABERCROMBIE’S DUTY TO PROVIDE RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
[caption id="attachment_1874" align="alignright" width="147"] Photo: dbking via Flickr (CC by 2.0)[/caption] The US Supreme Court on June 1, 2015 decided the highly publicized case of EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch…
HR Defense
Supreme Court Rules Against Employer on Religious Accommodation Standard for Job Applicant
The U.S. Supreme Court has held that to prevail in a Title VII disparate-treatment (i.e., intentional discrimination) claim, a job applicant need only show that his need for a religious…
Employment Law Worldview
Actual Knowledge of Need For Religious Accommodation Not Required, Supreme Court Rules
By Squire Patton Boggs, Shennan Harris
In a decision issued on June 1, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a job applicant alleging disparate treatment by a hiring employer only must show “that his need for…
Employment Discrimination Report
Breaking News: Supreme Court Snatches Victory Away from Abercrombie & Fitch in Hijab Fight
Today the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a decision by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals that had previously held that Abercrombie could not be held liable for not accommodating an…
Law and the Workplace
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Failure to Accommodate Religion May Be Evidence of Intentional Discrimination
Today the U.S. Supreme Court held in favor of the EEOC in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Store Stores, Inc. The EEOC claimed that Abercrombie violated Title VII of the…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Decision in EEOC v. Abercrombie
The Supreme Court issued its decision in EEOC v. Abercrombie today. As a reminder, this is the case in which a female job applicant (Samantha Elauf) who wore a head scarf…
RLUIPA Defense Blog
Prisoner in Seventh Circuit to Receive Venison and Religious Headband; Impact of Hobby Lobby and Holt on the Land Use World Continues to Grow.
By Karla Chaffee, Evan Seeman, Dwight Merriam
Last week, we reported on a case where the Southern District of Florida decided against the Florida Department of Corrections, finding its refusal to provide kosher meals to inmates violates…