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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary... more +
The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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Religious Accommodation in a Post-Groff Employment Landscape

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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

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Supreme Court redefines "undue hardship" standard for Title VII religious accommodations

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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

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Q2 Employment Law Updates: Non-Competes, Religious Accommodation and More

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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

Poyner Spruill LLP

De Minimis No More—US Supreme Court Raises the Standard For Denial of a Religious Accommodation in the Workplace

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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

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Employee Accommodation Requests for Religious Beliefs or Practices: The Supreme Court Rejects the De Minimis Undue Hardship...

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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

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

As expected, SCOTUS makes it tougher for employers to refuse religious accommodations

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

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Supreme Court Rejects De Minimis Test For Religious Accommodation Under Title VII

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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

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

SCOTUS Giveth & SCOTUS Taketh Away in Religious Accommodation Ruling

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

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Signed, sealed, delivered? SCOTUS to review religious accommodation test and potential takeaways for employers.

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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

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Supreme Court to Reconsider Test for Workplace Religious Accommodations

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

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Accommodating Requests for Religious Exemption to Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements: EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical...

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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

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Privacy and Data Security Client Alert | January 2019

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

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Top 50 Workplace Law Stories Of 2018

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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

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What exactly is “de minimis”? How to address off-the-clock work in light of modern technologies

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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

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Supreme Court Holds That Items of Protective Clothing Are ‘Clothes’ for Purposes of the FLSA, and Questions the Viability of the...

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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

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April 2013 - Sutherland SALT Shaker

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

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