News & Analysis as of

Title VII › Religious Clothing

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1964 and aimed at preventing discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, and religion. Title VII... more +
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1964 and aimed at preventing discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, and religion. Title VII has been subsequently extended to discrimination on the basis of pregnancy and sexual stereotypes and to prohibit sexual harassment. Title VII applies to all employers with fifteen or more employees including private employers, state and local governments, and educational institutions.  less -
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Religion in the Secular Workplace: New Directions in the EEOC’s Enforcement of Title VII

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on

On November 17, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published for public comment a proposed update to its Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination for public comment, which has not been...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Wellpath Sued by EEOC For Religious Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on

Health Care Company Denied Religious Accommodation for a Correctional Nurse To Wear a Scrub Skirt, Federal Agency Charges - SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Tennessee-based Wellpath, LLC, a provider of health services in correctional...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Sues MVM, Inc. for Racial Harassment, Religious Discrimination and Retaliation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on

Security Firm Forced Out Guard for Complaining About Racial Insults, Federal Agency Charges - BALTIMORE - MVM Inc., an Ashburn, Va.-based diversified security services firm, violated federal law when it stopped...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Tim Horton's In Romulus Sued By EEOC for Failure To Provide Religious Accommodation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on

Employee Not Permitted to Wear Skirt Instead of Pants, Federal Agency Charges - DETROIT - Sleneem Enterprises, LLC, a franchise operator of Tim Horton's Café and Bake Shop in Romulus, Mich., violated federal law by...more

Cozen O'Connor

Part 1 of 2: My Sit-Down Interview With Former EEOC General Counsel David Lopez

Cozen O'Connor on

Michael Schmidt, Vice Chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses current employment law news, trends, developments and guest analysis. This episode presents the first of two parts of a timely and...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Hallelujah! 5 Things About Religion In The Workplace That You May Not Have Known

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on

Our friends at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission have issued a Fact Sheet for young workers on religious discrimination in the workplace, which brought me back to the EEOC’s older Q&A and Best Practices on religious...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

EEOC Sues Rotten Ralph’s Restaurant for Religious Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on

Restaurant Fired Muslim Employee Because of Her Required Religious Garb, Federal Agency Charges - PHILADELPHIA - Rotten Ralph's, a popular Philadelphia restaurant, violated federal law when it refused to allow a server...more

Sherman & Howard L.L.C.

Supremes Say Abercrombie Not So Hip

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on

The U.S. Supreme Court just issued its much-awaited religious discrimination decision in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch, 575 U.S. ___ (June 1, 2015) (No. 14-86). Samantha Elauf applied for a job with A&F and was denied the job...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Employer’s Motive, Not Confirmed Knowledge Of Accommodation Need, Is Basis Of Religious Accommodation Violation

Fenwick & West LLP on

Federal anti-discrimination laws (“Title VII”) prohibit an employer from refusing to hire a candidate to avoid accommodating a suspected, but unconfirmed religious practice, according to a recent United States Supreme Court...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Fenwick Employment Brief - June 2015

Fenwick & West LLP on

Employer’s Motive, Not Confirmed Knowledge Of Accommodation Need, Is Basis Of Religious Accommodation Violation - Federal anti-discrimination laws (“Title VII”) prohibit an employer from refusing to hire a candidate to...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Supreme Court Holds Employers Must Make Religious Accommodations Even Without Actual Knowledge of Need for Accommodation

McGuireWoods LLP on

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) prohibits employers from, among other things, refusing to hire an applicant because of his or her religion or religious practice. As a general rule, employers must...more

Stoel Rives LLP

U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch: It’s All About the Motive

Stoel Rives LLP on

In a case Justice Antonin Scalia described as “really easy,” the Supreme Court held that an employer can be liable for failing to accommodate a religious practice even if the employer lacks actual knowledge of a need for an...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Supreme Court: Motive Matters in Hiring Decisions

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on

Last week, in EEOC. v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., the Supreme Court addressed religious accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The background of the case dates to 2008. A young woman...more

FordHarrison

Supreme Court Finds Employer's Lack of "Actual Knowledge" of Need for Accommodation No Defense to Religious Discrimination Claim

FordHarrison on

The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that an employer cannot escape liability for religious discrimination under Title VII by arguing that it did not have actual knowledge of an individual's need for a religious...more

Baker Donelson

Religious Protection or Religious Preference? – Supreme Court Rules in Abercrombie Headscarf Case

Baker Donelson on

On Monday, June 1, the Supreme Court decided a religious discrimination case involving Abercrombie & Fitch and the EEOC. The Court held that "[a]n employee may not make an applicant's religious practice, confirmed or...more

Littler

What Matters is Motive: Religious Accommodation Need as a "Motivating Factor" in Employment Decisions

Littler on

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. resulted in an expected outcome but provided an unexpectedly small amount of practical guidance for employers. ...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Supreme Court Sides with Applicant in Abercrombie Headscarf Dispute

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Yesterday, in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., 575 U.S. ___ (2015), the Supreme Court of the United States held that an applicant does not need to inform an employer of her need for a religious accommodation in order...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Supreme Court Clarifies Burden of Proof for Religious Accommodation and Disparate-Treatment Claims

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the EEOC today and clarified the standard for religious accommodation and disparate-treatment claims under Title VII. The Court ruled that an applicant can advance a disparate-treatment claim...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on

On June 1, 2015, the United States Supreme Court decided Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., No. 14-86, holding that to prevail in a disparate-treatment claim based on religion under...more

Weintraub Tobin

Supreme Court Issues its Decision in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores Answering the Question: When Does an Employer Have to ...

Weintraub Tobin on

Abercrombie & Fitch (AF) refused to hire Samantha Elauf, a practicing Muslim, on the basis that the headscarf she wore during her interview conflicted with AF’s “Look Policy” which prohibits employees from wearing “caps” (a...more

Franczek P.C.

High Court: Applicant Need Not Specifically Request Religious Accommodation To Maintain Title VII Claim

Franczek P.C. on

On June 1, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an applicant rejected for a retail store position by Abercrombie & Fitch because she wore a headscarf could maintain a Title VII claim against the retailer, even though she...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Summer Is Almost Here (Along With Casual Attire) — Time to Remind Employees of the Dress Code Before Office Resembles a Beach

Foley & Lardner LLP on

Easter Sunday just passed, so it is official—spring is here and, before we realize, summer will have arrived. With summer comes warmer weather and trips to the pool, lake, or beach. People exchange their jackets, sweaters,...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Statement of Samantha Elauf Following Oral Argument at the Supreme Court in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on

WASHINGTON-- Samantha Elauf filed the original charge of religious discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that led to today's argument in the Supreme Court. She has the following statement...more

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...

Statement of P. David Lopez, EEOC General Counsel, on EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on

WASHINGTON-P. David Lopez, General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), made the following statement at the conclusion of the Supreme Court argument in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Making Way For Religious Accommodation In The Workplace

Morrison & Foerster LLP on

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on religion and puts an affirmative obligation on an employer to accommodate employees’ religious practices. Issues involving religion arise in many...more

37 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2
Next »

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide