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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 -

Chutzpah and the shifting defenses to requests for religious accommodation

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 3/12/2024

Chutzpah is a Yiddish word derived from the Aramaic ḥuṣpāh. It means impudence, gall, and an audacious disregard for rules. In the world of employment law, it can aptly describe employees who try to get what they want...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

Employers Need to Go Further to Accommodate an Employee’s Religion

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 7/25/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous opinion in Groff v. DeJoy that effectively made it easier for employees to secure religious-based accommodations in the workplace. Prior to DeJoy, an employer could...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

U.S. Supreme Court Changes Religious Accommodation Standard

Gould + Ratner LLP on 7/25/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court last month clarified the standard for when an employee’s request for a religious accommodation imposed an “undue hardship” on an employer. Before this most recent decision (Groff v. Dejoy), employers...more

Fifth Circuit Holds Christian-Owned Business Has Religious Exemption From LGBTQ+ Discrimination Claims

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/24/2023

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently ruled that prohibitions against discriminatory employment practices against the LGTBQ+ community under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are inapplicable to...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

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

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 7/19/2023

As many employers are likely aware, Title VII makes it illegal for covered employers to discriminate against employees and applicants based on certain protected characteristics, including sincerely held religious beliefs....more

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

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 7/18/2023

Employers evaluating religious accommodations under Title VII are now required to strike a new balance due to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent clarification of what constitutes an “undue hardship.” Employers should promptly...more

Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Employers Evaluating Religious Accommodation Requests

Cooley LLP on 7/18/2023

On June 29, 2023, the US Supreme Court issued a decision clarifying the standard employers must apply in considering an employee’s religious accommodation request under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. In Groff v. DeJoy,...more

The Supreme Court Clarifies Employer Obligations for Religious Accommodations

Cole Schotz on 7/18/2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court in Groff v. DeJoy clarified employers’ obligations when accommodating an employee’s religious beliefs under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”). As a result of this...more

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

Lathrop GPM on 7/17/2023

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex and national origin, requires employers with 15 or more employees to accommodate the sincerely held...more

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

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 7/13/2023

On June 30, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ended its October 2022 term. Many of the Court’s decisions from this past term are likely to impact employers of all sizes. Accordingly, this post is the first in a limited...more

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

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 7/13/2023

On June 29, 2023, amid a flurry of other newsworthy opinions, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in Groff v. DeJoy, modifying the legal standard which courts now must use to determine when an employer has to grant a...more

Supreme Court Clarifies Undue Hardship Standard for Religious Accommodation Requests Under Title VII

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 7/13/2023

On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Groff v. DeJoy that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires an employer that denies a religious accommodation to show that the burden of granting an...more

Supreme Court Addresses Religious Discrimination at Work

Bricker Graydon LLP on 7/12/2023

On June 29, 2023 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision clarifying how employers should consider employee requests to accommodate religious practices. In Groff v. DeJoy,1 the Court held that in order to deny a...more

Supreme Court “Clarifies” Employer Duty to Make Religious Accommodations

Bracewell LLP on 7/11/2023

On June 29, 2023, in Groff v. DeJoy, the US Supreme Court unanimously adopted a new interpretation of the standard for when an employee’s religious accommodation poses an “undue hardship” for an employer under Title VII of...more

Employers Face Higher Bar to Deny Religious Accommodation Requests After Unanimous Supreme Court Decision

Lerch, Early & Brewer on 7/11/2023

Taking on nearly 50 years of precedent, the U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously rejected the standard long applied in determining when employers must grant religious accommodations....more

U.S. Supreme Court Upends Religious Accommodation Obligations for Employers

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/11/2023

In Groff v. De Joy, Post Master General, No. 22-174 (June 29, 2023), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upended decades-old precedent that set the standard for undue hardship in the context of an employee's request for a...more

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