On November 2, 2012, we reported that a federal court in Michigan had enjoined the application of the rule of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) that
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Dress Codes, Dreadlocks And Dagga
In our post of March 7th we said that “employment decisions based upon tattoos, certain headwear or other garb, and grooming habits may, in fact, run afoul of Title
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EEOC’s Important New Guidelines On Accommodating Religious Dress And Grooming
We have often written that tattoos, certain headwear or other garb, and grooming habits, are not per se covered by Title VII. That is, an employer can reject for hiring
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Beard Worth $50,000 To the EEOC
The title is a little flip, but the subject matter of accommodation for religious practices is serious.
A Muslim employee of McDonald’s in Fresno requested a religious accommodation: the right
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Reader Comments On The Rise In Religious Discrimination Claims
Last week we recommended an article in the Wall Street Journal (page B1) about the increasing number of discrimination claims filed by employees based upon religion.
The reporter, Melanie Trottman,
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“Compliance: Religious Discrimination – It’s On The Rise”: Article By Lily Strumwasser
Apropos of our posts recently chronicalling the increase in the number of cases of religious discrimination, we recommend an article written by my friend Lily Strumwasser, Esq. in Inside Counsel
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“Charter of Quebec Values” Aims To Forbid Religious Garb And Symbols In Effort To “Remove Quebec From Canada”
In a fascinating but disturbing story, The New York Times reports today that as part of “a so-called Charter of Quebec Values,” Quebec’s governing Parti Québécois “plans to forbid government
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$70,000 For Failing To Accommodate Jehovah’s Witness
On October 26th, we recommended an article in the Wall Street Journal (page B1) about the increasing number of claims filed by employees of religious discrimination. The reporter
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Wall Street Journal Article Today On Employment Discrimination Based Upon Religion
Great article in today’s Wall Street Journal (page B1) about employment discrimination in the workplace based upon religion – and the increasing number of claims filed by employees. It discusses
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Pray That You Don’t Get Sued: Religious Discrimination Cases Abound (And Update Alert! Abercrombie Just Won One On Appeal)
On September 9th we wrote about a new EEOC religious discrimination lawsuit which it filed in Denver against JetStream Ground Services. “The EEOC alleges that JetStream refused to hire or
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