Religion Law Quiz #18 (Employer Accommodation of Employee’s Religious Beliefs)

Are employers required to accommodate the religious beliefs and practices of applicants and employees?

 

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Answer: This question (and its answer) comes from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at the following website: https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/what-you-should-know-workplace-religious-accommodation  (last visited January 13, 2024).  Here's how the EEOC answered that question:

 

"Yes. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on religion. This includes refusing to accommodate an employee's sincerely held religious beliefs or practices unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship (more than a minimal burden on operation of the business). A religious practice may be sincerely held by an individual even if newly adopted, not consistently observed, or different from the commonly followed tenets of the individual's religion."

 

It is important to keep in mind that, like virtually all laws, there are some exceptions to the general rules. 

 

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