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Articles Discussing General Topics Regarding Religious Discrimination Claims Under Title VII Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964.

Fifth Circuit Loss for Employee Who Refused Vaccine for Religious Reasons

January 28, 2021 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

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

EEOC Updates its Compliance Manual on Religious Discrimination

January 26, 2021 Filed Under: EEOC, General (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

January 22, 2021 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

Jackson Lewis

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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EEOC’s Proposed Revision of its Guidance Manual on Religious Discrimination

December 1, 2020 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

Jackson Lewis

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

November 23, 2020 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

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 Catching up to those changes, this week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued draft guidance covering important issues such as the balance of religious expression and LGBT anti-bias protections.

Coming Soon for 2021: EEOC to Update Its Compliance Manual Regarding Religious Discrimination

November 13, 2020 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

Jackson Lewis

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

July 21, 2020 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

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

July 13, 2020 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

Jackson Lewis

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

July 10, 2020 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

By: 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

July 9, 2020 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

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

July 8, 2020 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

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

May 12, 2020 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

Jackson Lewis

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

December 24, 2019 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

Jackson Lewis

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.)

Facts and Fiction: The Truth About the Trump Administration’s Executive Order on Anti-Semitism

December 15, 2019 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

On December 11, 2019, President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring his administration’s commitment to enforcing federal racial anti-discrimination provisions against discrimination “rooted in anti-Semitism.” Contrary to initial reports, the Executive Order Combating Anti-Semitism does not redefine Judaism as a race or nationality.

Two Federal Courts Strike Down Health and Human Services ‘Conscience Protection Rule’

November 11, 2019 Filed Under: General (Religious Discrimination)

Jackson Lewis

Two federal courts have struck down the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) “Conscience Protection Rule,” which was slated to go into effect on November 22, 2019.

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