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Religious Accommodation
431 published works
Employment Law Worldview
The New Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?
By Jill Kirila
Next term, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up the case of a Muslim teenager, Samantha Elauf, who was denied a job a retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. because she wore…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Takes Hijab Case
By Tracy Thomas
Workplace Law Prof Blog, Supreme Court Grants Cert in EEOC v. Abercrombie & FitchThe Supreme Court granted cert in a number of cases today as a result of its long…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court grants cert in EEOC v. Abercrombie
The Supreme Court granted cert in a number of cases today as a result of its long conference, including EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch. The cert question is this:Whether an employer…
Labor & Employment Report
Religious Accommodation in the NFL!
By Fiona W. Ong
So, as we all know, the NFL is having a rough patch. (And as a Baltimore Ravens fan, the past month has been particularly painful for me). I was particularly…
Employment Discrimination Report
Religious Nazirite With “More Hair Than Solomon” Denied Job: Employer Refused To Take Hair Sample From Beard For Drug Test
Discrimination based upon religion is in the news, we said on August 24th, after the EEOC sued a Food Lion store in North Carolina for refusing to accommodate, and firing,…
Texas Employment Law Update
Employee Wins Reversal of Religious Discrimination Defeat at the Fifth Circuit
Last week I wrote about a religious discrimination case where an employer snatched victory from the jaws of defeat at the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. This week, we have a…
Café con Labor
Religión en el centro de trabajo: la ignorancia puede ser su salvación
By Ingrid Ponce, Andrew Rodman
View English Version Here Júzguelo usted mismo . . . Una ayudante de actividades en un asilo de ancianos transfirió a una residente de vuelta a su habitación. Una asistente…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Oh Lucy! Accommodations for Religious Beliefs and Disabilities Apply Different Standards
Here's a hypothetical: A observant Jewish worker who is a recent leg amputee comes to you seeking an "accommodation". She works on the candy wrapping line that requires constant supervision and is staffed by only…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
State May Require Provider to Accompany Developmentally Disabled Client to Church
Steven D. Schwinn, John Marshall Law SchoolThe Ninth Circuit ruled last week in Williams v. State of California that a state law requiring residential community care service providers to accompany…
Employment Discrimination Report
Accommodate Religious Beliefs: The EEOC Is Watching
Discrimination based upon religion is in the news today after the EEOC just sued a Food Lion store in North Carolina for refusing to accommodate, and firing, an employee who…