Corporate Services, Inc. News (2023)

Religious Accommodation News (View all articles)

No Religious Accommodation, No Discipline, No Problem

07/10/2023

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) creates a statutory obligation for covered employers to make reasonable accommodations for workers' religious observances...more

News : The Supreme Court of the United States

Employees Cannot Use Religion as an Excuse Not to Work With Coworker

07/06/2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) requires an employer that denies a religious accommodation to...more

Supreme Court Raises the Bar on Religious Accommodation Duty

06/30/2023

The U.S. Supreme Court has expanded the duty of employers to provide religious accommodation to employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)....more

Flu Shot Requirements: Can You Do That?

05/02/2023

A new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit is taking aim at a Michigan hospital that allegedly violated federal law by denying a job applicant's request to b...more

Religious Expression at Work: Where Should You Draw the Line?

04/27/2023

Employers have a legal duty to accommodate the religious beliefs of their employees. But they also have a responsibility to protect all their employees from harassment —...more

Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Title VII Religious Accommodation Standard

04/19/2023

On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Groff v. DeJoy, a case raising the issue of how great a burden an employer must bear in order to acco...more

Tattoos at Work: What's OK, and What is Not?

04/06/2023

When it comes to tattoos at work, how much power do employers have to give a thumbs up or say no?...more

News : Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)

Religious Worker Fired for Refusing to Use Co-Worker's Pronouns

03/30/2023

In recent months, companies have faced an increasing number of lawsuits that stemmed from opposing political views, from face masks and company dress codes to "woke" training ...more

Second Circuit Rejects Claim of Employee Fired for Refusing to Attend Training Session

03/17/2023

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (NY, et al) has rejected an employee's claim that he was unlawfully discriminated against based on religion after he refused t...more

Religious Accommodation Case: City Settles with DOJ

03/09/2023

A recent settlement secured by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) provides a basic lesson on how not to respond to requests for religious accommodation....more

Get Ready: Religious Accommodation Duty May Be Expanding Soon

01/17/2023

The scope of the duty to provide religious accommodation to employees may well expand in 2023....more

New Suit Sounds Warning: Hairstyle Bias Can Violate Title VII

01/03/2023

Hairstyle bias can be unlawful religious discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), as a new lawsuit shows....more