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Prayers for Religious Holiday Time Off May Need to be Accommodated by Employers

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 10/2/2024

Knowing several religious holidays are coming up soon, employers can take steps to avoid triggering religious discrimination and reasonable accommodation lawsuits. Consistently applying paid time off rules can help to prevent...more

Applying Groff, Indiana District Court Rules in Favor of Employer in Religious Accommodation Claim

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/14/2024

Applying the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Groff v. DeJoy, which clarified the standard for undue hardship in religious accommodation cases under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, a federal district court in Indiana...more

When religion and DEI training collide

McAfee & Taft on 4/11/2024

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, which clarified that Title VII’s protections against discrimination “based on … sex” included sexual orientation and gender identity, an increasing area of...more

Groff v. DeJoy and Its Impact on Religious Accommodation

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 12/27/2023

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against employees and applicants on the basis of religion (as well as race, color, sex, and national origin), and it...more

Second Circuit Rejects Religious Discrimination Claim Based on COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 12/8/2023

In last term’s decision in Groff v. DeJoy, the U.S. Supreme Court significantly increased employers’ obligation to consider religious exemption requests under Title VII. Rather than the previous de minimus burden standard,...more

New Supreme Court Decision Puts More Pressure on Employers Who Receive a Religious Accommodation Request

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 8/31/2023

Consider this: an employee refuses to accept Sunday shifts because, under his religion, that day is devoted to worship and rest. Is his employer legally required to accommodate him? For decades, the answer was easy....more

Supreme Court Miniseries: Religious Accommodation at Work

WilmerHale on 8/14/2023

In the Public Interest is excited to continue our miniseries examining landmark decisions recently issued by the United States Supreme Court. The fourth episode examines the Court’s decision in Groff v. DeJoy, a case centered...more

The U.S. Supreme Court Redefines the Definition of “Undue hardship” with Respect to Request for Religious Accommodations Under...

Stokes Wagner on 8/10/2023

The U.S Supreme Court issued an opinion in Groff v. DeJoy redefining an employer’s obligations for religious accommodations under Title VII. The Court strayed away from the almost five-decade standard previously used and...more

Religious Accommodation Undue Hardship Becomes More Difficult to Meet Under Federal Law

Bodman on 8/8/2023

Title VII of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) requires employers to accommodate any employee’s sincerely held religious beliefs unless accommodation would result in an undue hardship. Historically, denial of...more

Say a Prayer for Employers: Supreme Court Expands Religious Accommodations

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 8/2/2023

The Supreme Court has broadened religious accommodations in a closely watched case, clarifying the Title VII undue hardship standard for employers....more

Supreme Court Stiffens Standard for Religious Accommodations in the Workplace: What it Means for Employers

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 7/26/2023

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously last month in favor of an evangelical Christian postal worker who refused to work on Sundays due to Sabbath observance....more

Will your prayers be answered on religious accommodations? Probably not.

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 7/26/2023

In the past 30 days the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed that denial of a religious accommodation requires proof of a real “undue hardship,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) sent a letter to the EEOC asking how it intended to...more

The Supreme Court Imposes New Obligations on Employers to Accommodate Employees’ Religious Practices

Pullman & Comley - Labor, Employment and... on 7/25/2023

In a case decided last month, the U.S. Supreme Court made it more difficult for employers to deny employees’ requests for accommodations for their religious practices, rejecting the understanding of Title VII (the fundamental...more

Supreme Court Expands Religious Accommodation Protection Under Title VII

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP on 7/21/2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its unanimous decision in Groff v. DeJoy, which heightened the burden that employers bear in proving that an employee’s request for a religious...more

Supreme Court Unanimously Approves Higher Standard for Religious Accommodations Under Title VII

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 7/20/2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously held in Groff v. DeJoy, No. 22-174, that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) requires an employer that denies a religious accommodation...more

The Supreme Court Strengthens Religious Accommodation Requirements in Recent Case

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 7/19/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court has “clarified” the test under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act that employers and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have relied upon for more than 46 years, making it easier for...more

Navigating Global Religious Accommodation: Insights from Our Lawyers on Employer Responsibilities Towards Religious Beliefs in the...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/19/2023

In a previous blog, we summarized the recent case of Groff v. Dejoy, where the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously clarified the undue hardship standard under Title VII, a federal law in the United States that prohibits employment...more

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Supreme Court of the United States › Religious Discrimination

Prayers for Religious Holiday Time Off May Need to be Accommodated by Employers

Applying Groff, Indiana District Court Rules in Favor of Employer in Religious Accommodation Claim

When religion and DEI training collide

Groff v. DeJoy and Its Impact on Religious Accommodation

Second Circuit Rejects Religious Discrimination Claim Based on COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

New Supreme Court Decision Puts More Pressure on Employers Who Receive a Religious Accommodation Request

Supreme Court Miniseries: Religious Accommodation at Work

The U.S. Supreme Court Redefines the Definition of “Undue hardship” with Respect to Request for Religious Accommodations Under...

Religious Accommodation Undue Hardship Becomes More Difficult to Meet Under Federal Law

Say a Prayer for Employers: Supreme Court Expands Religious Accommodations

Supreme Court Stiffens Standard for Religious Accommodations in the Workplace: What it Means for Employers

Will your prayers be answered on religious accommodations? Probably not.

The Supreme Court Imposes New Obligations on Employers to Accommodate Employees’ Religious Practices

Supreme Court Expands Religious Accommodation Protection Under Title VII

Supreme Court Unanimously Approves Higher Standard for Religious Accommodations Under Title VII

The Supreme Court Strengthens Religious Accommodation Requirements in Recent Case

Navigating Global Religious Accommodation: Insights from Our Lawyers on Employer Responsibilities Towards Religious Beliefs in the...

More Than “De Minimis” — The Supreme Court Clarifies Title VII Undue Hardship Standard

Faith at Work and the New Sacred Balance: Understanding the More Stringent “Undue Hardship” Standard

Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Employers Evaluating Religious Accommodation Requests

The Supreme Court Clarifies Employer Obligations for Religious Accommodations

SCOTUS Raises the Bar for Employers Denying Religious Accommodation Requests

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Ruling to Clarify Undue Hardship Standard for Religious Accommodations Under Title VII

Takeaways for Employers from SCOTUS's October 2022 Term - Part I, Groff v. DeJoy

U.S. Supreme Court Enacts More Stringent Religious Accommodations Standard for Employers

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