As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more readily available, employers are considering mandatory vaccination for their employees and in particular, how to respond to employee requests for accommodation, whether on the basis of disability or religion. In Horvath v. City of Leander, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Articles Discussing Religious Discrimination Under Title VII Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964.
EEOC Updates its Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination
On January 15, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an updated Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination. The EEOC voted 3-2 to approve the update.
EEOC Revises Guidance on Religious Discrimination in the Workplace
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has approved revisions to its Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination (Guidance). The revised Guidance, approved on January 15, 2021, draws upon several U.S. Supreme Court opinions issued since the agency’s last significant update to its guidelines in 2008.
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Religious Accommodations and Mandatory Vaccination
This HRW Client Alert provides a brief overview of employer obligations and options when faced
with a religious accommodation request. Employers are strongly encouraged to discuss
accommodation requests with counsel as the decision whether to grant such requests is fact
specific and may depend on the workplace, the employee’s position, the basis for the request, and
evolving science and public health concerns.
EEOC’s Proposed Revision of its Guidance Manual on Religious Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it is seeking public input on its updated Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination.
EEOC Updates Religious Discrimination Guidance
Over the past 10 years, there have been several significant changes related to how federal courts handle alleged religious discrimination. Catching up to those changes, this week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued draft guidance covering important issues such as the balance of religious expression and LGBT anti-bias protections.
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year to Contemplate Religious Accommodations under Title VII
With the holidays fast approaching, many employers are due for a refresh on how and when to provide religious accommodations to their employees. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) prohibits discrimination on the basis of religion.
Coming Soon for 2021: EEOC to Update Its Compliance Manual Regarding Religious Discrimination
After being issued more than 12 years ago, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to publish a proposed update to its Compliance Manual section on religious discrimination. Once published, it will be open and available for public comment. According to the EEOC, the updated guidance will reflect recent legal
The US Supreme Court Weighs In on Discrimination Involving Employees of Religious Institutions and Employers with Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs
Last week, the US Supreme Court issued two rulings that affect a limited class of employers facing claims of discrimination.
‘Ministerial Exception’ Bars Lay Teachers’ Job Discrimination Claims, U.S. Supreme Court Rules
The First Amendment Religion Clauses exempt religious employers from suit by school teachers for alleged employment discrimination, the U.S. Supreme Court has held.
SCOTUS Strengthens Religious Exemptions From Workplace Discrimination Law and ACA Birth Control Mandate
The United States Supreme Court issued two decisions this week in cases involving religion and the workplace. In one case, the Court held that religious organizations may not be sued for discrimination by their teachers. In the
SCOTUS Reinforces “Ministerial Exception” in Employment Disputes Involving Religious Institutions
The U.S. Supreme Court has expanded the application of the First Amendment’s Religion Clauses to employment decisions made by religious institutions
U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Religious Employers and Trump Administration in Two Important Decisions
Executive Summary: Today, July 8, 2020, the Supreme Court decided two cases – both by a 7 to 2 vote – involving the impact of religion in employment. First, the Supreme Court clarified the applicability of the Ministerial Exemption for religious organizations, including religious schools, from the federal antidiscrimination laws. Second, the Supreme Court upheld as valid two Trump Administration interim rules providing that employers who have sincerely held religious beliefs or moral objections against providing insurance coverage or payments for contraceptive services cannot be required to provide such coverage or payments.
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument on Whether ‘Ministerial Exception’ Covers Lay School Teachers
Whether the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses prevent civil courts from adjudicating employment discrimination claims brought by employees against their religious employer, where the employee carried out important religious functions, is the question presented in two consolidated cases before the U.S. Supreme Court: Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru, No. 19-267,
U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Whether ‘Ministerial Exception’ Covers Catholic School Teachers
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review two consolidated cases that will afford it an opportunity to develop the “ministerial exception” to employment discrimination laws it first announced in a 2012 case, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 565 U.S. 171. (See our article, ‘Ministerial Exception’ Bars Ministers’ Discrimination Claims, U.S. Supreme Court Rules.)
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