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Religious Accommodation
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Religion Clause
Feds Sue Texas Correctional Authorities for Failing to Accommodate Employee’s Religious Head Covering
The Justice Department today filed suit against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice alleging that it violated Title VII by failing to accommodate a clerical employee's religious practice of wearing…
Disability, Leave & Health Management Blog
Utah Expands Employee Religious Protections
By M. Christopher Moon, Jackson Lewis P.C.
The Utah Antidiscrimination Act has been amended to expand religious accommodation requirements for employers under Utah law. The Utah Legislature passed House Bill 396 (H.B. 396), and Governor Spencer Cox signed the…
Religion Clause
Accommodating Teacher’s Anti-Transgender Beliefs Created Undue Hardship for School Under Title VII
In Kluge v. Brownsburg Community School Corporation, (SD IN, April 30, 2024), an Indiana federal district court in a 46-page opinion that sets out extensive factual background information, dismissed an orchestra…
Employment Law Lookout
WEBINAR – Labor & Employment and Health Care Experts on Legal Developments and Hot Topics Relevant this Election Year
Topics covered will include: Regulating employee political speech/conduct inside and outside of work Religious accommodations in the workplace in light of recent Supreme Court rulings. Texas’ new Workplace Violence Prevention Act…
San Francisco Employment Law Firm Blog
Employers’ Obligations to Accommodate Religion Under Title VII
By Arkady Itkin
The Groff v Dejoy Postmaster General is a recent, significant Supreme Court case, which sets the employers’ obligation to accommodate employee religious practices. This case is extremely helpful to all…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
Must you accommodation an employee’s religion not to attend DEI training? Believe it or not, it might depend on the training.
"Your respectful workplace training is against my religion; count me out." That's what one employee told his employer when it tried to compel him to attend its mandatory training about…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
How Schools Can Support Students Observing Fasting Holidays
For practicing Muslims, Ramadan began on March 10, 2024, and concludes on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Ramadan is a month in the Islamic calendar devoted to fasting and prayer. Although…
Religion Clause
DOJ Sues California Prisons for Failing to Accommodate Officers’ Religious Beard Requirements
The Department of Justice this week filed suit in a California federal district court seeking to enjoin the California correctional system from requiring its peace officers to be clean shaven…
Religion Clause
Denial of Religious Exemption from Vaccine Mandate Did Not Violate Title VII or Constitution
In White v. University of Washington, (WD WA, March 22, 2024), a Washington federal district court rejected Title VII as well as constitutional challenges brought by a healthcare worker who was…
Texas Employment Lawyer
Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Religious Accommodations for Ramadan
In our fantastically diverse world, understanding and accommodating various religious practices is essential for fostering inclusivity and respect within communities, workplaces, and society as a whole. One such practice deserving…