As the Supreme Court’s session was concluding, the Supreme Court issued Groff v. DeJoy, Postmaster General, No. 22-174 (June 29, 2023), an opinion that changes the employment landscape as it pertains to religious...more
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heightened the standard for what qualifies as an “undue hardship” for religious accommodations required under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, making it easier for employees to seek...more
So far, 2023 has been a wild ride for employers, a theme that looks to be continuing into the third quarter of the year. While certain predictions we made during Q1 came true in Q2 (we are looking at you, NLRB), others such...more
In a striking break from its recent steady stream of divided opinions, last week the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion making a dramatic change in the level of hardship an employer must show to justify...more
In a unanimous 9-0 decision on Thursday, June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court explained that courts have been getting the law on religious accommodations wrong for the past five decades. The high Court held an...more
After last week’s Supreme Court decision in Groff v. DeJoy, employers should prepare to seriously entertain, and grant, more employee requests for religious accommodation. Gerald Groff, an Evangelical Christian postal...more
Most of our readers have transnational business operations. If they have employees in the United States, they should review carefully today’s decision of the United States Supreme Court. In a 9-0 ruling, the Court...more
Title VII requires an employer to reasonably accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and practices unless doing so would cause an "undue hardship." SCOTUS delimited the boundaries of "undue hardship" in this context some...more
The Supreme Court will hear a case (Groff v. DeJoy) brought by a former mail carrier who was disciplined for refusing to work on Sundays, allowing the Court to address religious-based workplace accommodations. More...more
On January 13, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted review of a case that may have significant repercussions for employers faced with religious accommodation requests. The case was brought by Gerald Groff, who sued the U.S. Postal...more
Earlier this week, the EEOC updated its COVID-19 Technical Assistance. This time to address how Title VII applies when an applicant or employee requests a religious exception to an employer’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate. ...more
Going Deep on the California Consumer Privacy Act - The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been called the beginning of America’s GDPR. As the most comprehensive privacy law in the United States, entities doing...more
It’s hard to keep up with the news these days. It sometimes feels like you can’t step away from your phone, computer, or TV for more than an hour or so without a barrage of new information hitting the headlines—and you’re...more
Smartphones have changed the employment landscape. Non-exempt employees can communicate via text or email any time of day or night, and may be expected to. My habit in the evenings is to check my work email, even if only to...more
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday released its much-anticipated decision in the case of Sandifer v. United States Steel Corporation, and held that Section 203(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) — which allows parties to...more
In this issue: - Click This!: New York Enacts Über Nexus Statute - Compact Litigation Fallout - Two States Expected to Join MTC Compact - Lesser-Known Tax Council Convenes in South Georgia -...more