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Religious Accommodation

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

DarrowEverett LLP on 7/18/2023

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

Seventh Circuit Takes On Religious Discrimination

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 5/24/2023

The Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment in favor of an employer in a religious discrimination case involving a teacher who refused to call transgender students by their chosen names....more

Supreme Leak: Religion at Work

Verrill on 5/11/2022

Over the last year, our society has navigated COVID-19 and rules concerning vaccination and masking. As a society and on this blog, we have discussed regularly the role religious freedoms play in the work environment—under...more

Equality Act Advances To The Senate And To Controversy

Roetzel & Andress on 3/23/2021

Last summer, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, which held that the protected classification of “sex” under Title VII included sexual orientation and gender identity....more

EEOC $50,000 Settlement Highlights Importance of Proper Accommodation Review Procedures

Poyner Spruill LLP on 3/2/2021

Frito-Lay, Inc., a Plano, Texas-based subsidiary of PepsiCo, recently agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)....more

Five Tips For Handling Tricky Religious Accommodations

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers on 3/30/2018

When an employee’s religious beliefs conflict with a workplace policy, you need to consider whether a reasonable accommodation can be made, without creating an undue hardship. Many times, these religious accommodations...more

’Tis the Season to Be Mindful of Religious Accommodation Obligations

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/19/2017

So it begins—the annual holiday marathon. But which holidays come to mind? Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Festivus? A version of this article first appeared on Law360....more

New IHRA Amendment on Religious Accommodations: What Does It Mean for Illinois Employers?

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/1/2017

A recent amendment (Public Act 100-0100) to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) makes clear that employers in Illinois may have dress codes or grooming policies for the purposes of maintaining workplace safety or food...more

Century Park Associates / Garden Plaza Of Greenbriar Cove Sued By EEOC For Religious Bias

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 8/28/2017

Retirement Community Demanded Two Employees Work on Sabbath, Federal Agency Charges - CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Century Park Associates, LLC, dba Garden Plaza at Greenbriar Cove, which operates a senior and assisted living...more

These Foolish Things – The Oddest Employment Issues of the Past Year

Littler on 3/30/2017

Even outside the Capital Beltway, this has been a strange year. Those of us who handle labor and employment issues everyday often think we’ve seen it all—only to be proven wrong time and again. As April Fools’ Day approaches,...more

Sorry, J-Lo and CeeLo: Real world requires carefully crafted employment dress codes

FordHarrison on 2/15/2017

The Grammys aired on Sunday, February 12, 2017. Every year, audiences tune in to the glamorous awards show to watch the presentation of such celebrated accolades as “Song of the Year” and to take in the live performances of...more

Puerto Rico Issues Comprehensive Labor Law Reform

FordHarrison on 2/8/2017

On January 26, 2017, Puerto Rico’s Governor, Ricardo Roselló, signed into law the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (the “Act”). The Act represents the first significant and comprehensive labor law reform to occur in...more

Supreme Court Holds That Employers Do Not Need Actual Knowledge of an Applicant’s Need for a Religious Accommodation Before They...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 6/15/2015

The Supreme Court recently held that job applicants may hold their potential employer liable for intentional discrimination under Title VII if the applicant can show that his or her need for an accommodation was a motivating...more

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

Seventh Circuit Takes On Religious Discrimination

Supreme Leak: Religion at Work

Equality Act Advances To The Senate And To Controversy

EEOC $50,000 Settlement Highlights Importance of Proper Accommodation Review Procedures

Five Tips For Handling Tricky Religious Accommodations

’Tis the Season to Be Mindful of Religious Accommodation Obligations

New IHRA Amendment on Religious Accommodations: What Does It Mean for Illinois Employers?

Century Park Associates / Garden Plaza Of Greenbriar Cove Sued By EEOC For Religious Bias

These Foolish Things – The Oddest Employment Issues of the Past Year

Sorry, J-Lo and CeeLo: Real world requires carefully crafted employment dress codes

Puerto Rico Issues Comprehensive Labor Law Reform

Supreme Court Holds That Employers Do Not Need Actual Knowledge of an Applicant’s Need for a Religious Accommodation Before They...

Dress Codes, Religion and the Workplace – More Than Meets the Eye

Less Alarming Than It Sounds: Implications of the Religious Accommodation Decision in 'EEOC v. Abercrombie'

Supreme Court Rules Against Abercrombie In Case Of Religious Accommodation

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