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Balancing Beliefs and Business: What Employers Need to Know About Religious Accommodations in the Workplace

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As modern workplaces grow increasingly diverse, employers must be prepared to accommodate employees’ religious practices and observations in a respectful, inclusive, and lawful manner. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Webinar] Are you Ready for the Ohio CAMPUS Act? - October 15th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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Join us for an informative webinar on the newly enacted Ohio CAMPUS Act, effective October 24, 2024. This legislation mandates that all public and private higher education institutions in Ohio adopt comprehensive policies to...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

EEOC’s Proposed Updates To Religious Discrimination Guidance Now Open For Public Comment

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On November 9, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) voted 3-2 to release a proposed update to Section 12 of the EEOC Compliance Manual addressing religious discrimination. Section 12 of the...more

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New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Procedures For Implementing Employee Arbitration Agreements

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This week, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a decision clarifying the steps that employers must take to implement arbitration agreements with current employees, even absent affirmative employee consent. Our firm appeared...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

[Webinar] Balancing Religious Accommodation Challenges and Patient Safety Concerns - October 29th, 2:00 pm ET

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Responding to employees’ disability-based accommodation requests has become second nature for healthcare institutions. But, what about requests for religious accommodations? In this webinar, Jackson Lewis P.C. attorneys...more

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12 Days of HR: Oh Come All Ye Faithful—Maintaining an Inclusive Workplace Around the Holidays

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There’s so much to celebrate at the end of the year, and while it often feels like Christmas steals the spotlight, it’s likely that some of your employees also observe Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and other celebrations throughout the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

8th Circuit Agrees, Request For Religious Accommodation Is Not Opposition Conduct

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The 8th Circuit recently held that while a request for a religious accommodation may qualify as a protected activity, it is not necessarily “oppositional” so as to give rise to an opposition-clause...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Avoiding the Risks Associated with Mandatory Vaccination Programs

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This episode discusses the risks associated with mandatory employee vaccination programs and practical tips for health care entities on how to minimize these risks from an employment law perspective. In particular, this...more

McAfee & Taft

Best practices for employers under the EEOC’s new strategic enforcement plan

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced its “Strategic Enforcement Plan” for years 2017 to 2021. The 2017 plan replaces the earlier version, issued in 2012, but is not a radical departure from the previous...more

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Is a Request for Religious Accommodation “Protected Activity” for a Title VII Retaliation Claim?

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent federal case the employer has challenged the EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation taking the position that a religious accommodation request does not meet the test for protected activity...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Supreme Court: Motive Matters in Hiring Decisions

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

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